With the understanding that blindness and visual impairment can limit a child’s learning experience, our Mission Roshni programme focuses on eye-health interventions among school children. Through this programme, we conduct eye screening camps, enable treatment, and raise awareness on the issue among school children in government and government-aided schools. The initiative also trains parents and teachers on eye health-related matters, spectacle usage, and compliance, thereby addressing the issue holistically.
MISSION ROSHNI An initiative focused on eye health for school children.
In our experience, the main cause of visual impairment is an uncorrected refractive error. To address this issue, we oer a pair of child-friendly glasses and colorful frames that ensure greater uptake and regular use of these spectacles. In one of our impact studies conducted 3 months after the provision of spectacles, a 94% compliance rate was found in children. Through this programme, our aim is to reduce inequalities and improve future livelihood and social opportunities. Overall, the programme has helped in bringing about an improvement in the quality of life (91% of children interviewed during the impact assessment mentioned that they were able to see better with spectacles and 83% reported no diďŹƒculty in reading from the blackboard.) Mission Roshni has made great strides and provided interventions for 140,564 students in the year 2019-20. 20
