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Ghana Project 2018 Update: Ellen and Iris arrived in Ghana
Ghana Project 2018 Update: Ellen and Iris arrived in Ghana Ellen and Iris have landed in Ghana. They will soon be en route to Jachie to commence with comprehensive eye examinations on approximately 1000 children over the course of the next two weeks. Our funding...
Australian Scientia PhD Scholarships Available
Australian Scientia PhD Scholarships Available Expression of Interest for the 2019 round of the UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship Scheme is now open, and will close at 11.59pm on 20 July 2018. SOVS has a structured postgraduate program consisting of in-house research...
Meet Our New Board Member Simone Stad
Meet Our New Board Member Simone Stad It is with immense pleasure that The Optical Foundation introduces our newest board member SimoneStad. Simone is a Dutch optometrist and completed her Bachelor degree at the University of applied sciencein Utrecht. For her Master...
Meet Our Advisory Committee
Meet Our Advisory CommitteeWith the objective of making eye care accessible for everyone in Ghana (especially children), The Optical Foundation created a sustainable eye health care program that provides children with full eye exams while at the same time giving...
Meet Our New Web Administrator
Meet Our New Web AdministratorThe Optical Foundation is growing and it is with great pleasure that we introduce our newest board member Rick Elenbaas. Rick joined The Optical Foundation in April, responding to a volunteer web administrator vacancy we posted on social...
The 2016 Frans Oosterhof Travel Grant Awarded to Acheampong Oppong
The 2016 Frans Oosterhof Travel Grant Awarded to Acheampong OppongThe 2016 Optical Foundation Frans Oosterhof Travel Grant was awarded to Acheampong Oppong, who attended the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Conference in Montpellier, France. Acheampong is a student at the...
301 Children Received Eye Exams At The Essiam Screening
301 Children Received Eye Exams At The Essiam ScreeningEarly December 2015, The Optical Foundation and the University of Cape Coast (UCC) teamed up for another collaborative screening project in Essiam. Organized by Francis Wiredu one of UCC’s students, this two day...
Successful 2015 Lecturing Tour By Prof Eric Papas In Ghana
Successful 2015 Lecturing Tour By Prof Eric Papas In Ghana One of the highlights of 2015 was the Lecturing Tour that The Optical Foundation organized. We invited Professor Eric Papas to present at two universities (University of Cape Coast and Kwame Nkrumah University...
50th Wedding Anniversary Donation
50th Wedding Anniversary DonationFor their 50th anniversary Jan and Gertie Timmermans-Kunnen asked their guests to donate to The Optical Foundation and Catholic Action for Street Children instead of receiving presents themselves. Jan, Gertie and their guests raised...
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