At which problem is this project aimed?
285 million people from all over the world live with visual impairment. 39 million of them are blind. 246 million suffer from low vision. These people are long-term reliant on the help of their loved ones. This is a great burden for families, who have to deal with the difficulties of poverty often. However, many eye defects can be effectively resolved by cheap and fast medical treatment. Nevertheless this care is often financially or technically unavailable to the people of the developing world.
.Who provides eye care in the third world?
Eye care treatment in the countries of the developing world is provided by non-governmental organizations (NGO) Light for the World.
Its Czech branch is organisation Light for the World/Světlo pro svět.
The mission of Light for the World is to prevent and treat blindness and to support people with visual or other disabilities in the poorest regions of the world.
Light For World was established in the Czech Republic in August 2007 as a sister organization of NGO of the Light for the World network,
which has been working successfully in the area of helping the blind since 1988. The organization Light for the World is also active in Austria,
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The projects focus on the treatment of blindness through cataract surgery, prevention of trachea and treatment of its consequences, as well as the
rehabilitation of children with disabilities and their integration into society. The organisation strives to develop and respect the rights of people
with disabilities and to raise awareness of this issue.
The principles of Light for the World are:
- help to become independent
- build in the long run sustainable structures
- support training of local experts
- integration of people with disabilities into all areas of life

Projects of the Light for World in Czech Republic have been supported by authorities such as
Czech Development Agency
(the Czech governmental agency financing development projects in the developing world), the CEZ Foundation
and the Martin Romana Foundation or the AVAST Foundation.
Still the mayority of resources in Czech Republic is coming from donation of individual donors (64 % in 2016).
Even a small gift can greatly help.