Partners
Founding partners
OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
Investors in the VCF
David & Molly Pyott Foundation
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, as part of its ongoing commitment to eye health, aims to donate 200 million pairs of lenses to partners and programmes working to eliminate poor vision through the Vision Catalyst Fund. The OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation is also providing technical guidance, supply chain assistance and in-country networks to help deliver the VCF’s mission and vision.
Through this partnership, more than 2 million pairs of lenses and reading glasses have been granted in nearly 20 countries across Asia, Africa and South America.
Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered has a long history in eye health and is one of the founding partners of the Vision Catalyst Fund providing start-up capital for the inception phase of the fund. Between 2003 and 2020, the bank raised more than USD104 million to tackle avoidable blindness and visual impairment, helping millions of people see the world again.
Through Futuremakers by Standard Chartered, the bank is committed to tackle inequality by promoting greater economic inclusion in our markets. Futuremakers supports disadvantaged young people, especially girls and people with visual impairments.
EYElliance
The VCF and EYElliance joined forces to amplify and expedite the delivery of EssilorLuxottica’s landmark in-kind lens donation to the Vision Catalyst Fund that will enable millions of children and adults in lower-and-middle income countries to see clearly and realise their full potential, particularly focused on those who cannot afford to pay.
Founded in 2015, EYElliance has a wealth of experience orchestrating systems-level change and catalysing the scale of proven models of eyeglasses delivery working with various partners. This expertise complements VCF’s goal of creating a platform developing innovative partnerships and using alternative finance to bring vision to everyone everywhere within a generation.
Community eye health programme in Liberia.
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(1) Photo by Faith Emechebe courtesy of the IAPB World Sight Day Photo Competition.
(2) Photo courtesy of EssilorLuxottica.
(3) Photo by Indra P Sharma courtesy of the IAPB World Sight Day Photo Competition.
(4) Photo courtesy of EssilorLuxottica.
(5) Photo courtesy of EYElliance.