Target:Governments and Decision Makers Around the World Sponsored by:Christian Blind Mission
For children in developing countries, there are many immediate threats to their vision. Vitamin A deficiency, trachoma, cataracts and low vision are just a few.
The good news is that 75 percent of blindness is avoidable - you can help to eliminate avoidable blindness!
Kofi Annan, Secretary General for the United Nations and Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Director General of the World Health Organization, and over 80 Government Ministers have already signed the VISION 2020 Declaration of Support.
Join them - and thousands of other Canadians - as we tell governments and decision makers around the world that 'The Right to Sight' should be a fundamental human right.
By the year 2020, 100 million people will needlessly go blind unless joint global action is taken now. Your voice will make a difference. Please show your support today by adding your name!
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We took action on “Make Blindness Prevention a Priority Worldwide”!
# 1,855:
9:58 am PST, Nov 19,Andrea Sparling, Canada
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9:49 am PST, Nov 19,Saghar Mahmoody, Canada
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5:41 am PST, Nov 19,Joelle Genois, Canada
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3:54 am PST, Nov 19,Nancy Lou, Canada
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7:20 pm PST, Nov 18,Bonnie Kennedy, Canada
# 1,850:
7:01 pm PST, Nov 18,Name not displayed, Canada
As a person whose sight (and life) was saved by brain surgery when I was 21/2, I am very thankful for my sight! I work with children who have special needs, and being able to see makes a BIG difference in their quality of life.
Since 75% of blindness is preventable, let's prevent it! Make sight a basic human right.
# 1,849:
4:38 pm PST, Nov 18,Jennifer Pilon, Canada
# 1,848:
1:31 pm PST, Nov 18,Gloria Klyne, Canada
FIGHTING TO END PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS IS IMPORTANT TO ME SIMPLY BECAUSE I CAN SEE AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE EVERYONES BIRTHRIGHT TO SEE AS WELL.
# 1,847:
12:20 pm PST, Nov 18,Liana Rois, Canada
# 1,846:
11:21 am PST, Nov 18,Raymond Winter, Canada
The world leaders need these common humanitarian causes to buffer their proclivity toward agressive nationalism
# 1,845:
7:27 am PST, Nov 18,Cheryl Golbeck, Canada
How does anyone need to take even one minute 'thinking' about this? 100 million in 10 years will go blind! Not even 1 person going blind when it can be prevented is acceptable. Do not hesitate one more second - do what needs to be done.
# 1,844:
7:22 am PST, Nov 18,Vallerie Sall, Canada
Everyone has the right to have good health care so I stand with others to join the fight!!!
# 1,843:
7:01 am PST, Nov 18,Melissa Thibodeau, Canada
# 1,842:
1:08 am PST, Nov 18,Susan Snow, Virgin Islands, U.s.
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11:03 pm PST, Nov 17,Meaghan Allen, Canada
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8:57 pm PST, Nov 17,Jessica Georgieff, Canada
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6:15 pm PST, Nov 17,Kavita Dinunzio, Canada
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5:31 pm PST, Nov 17,Wendy Findlay, Canada
# 1,837:
4:28 pm PST, Nov 17,Ellie Shain, California
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2:37 pm PST, Nov 17,Frankie Rothschild, Canada
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9:58 am PST, Nov 17,Jennifer Lay, Canada
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8:51 am PST, Nov 17,Joanne Hayward, Canada
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7:33 am PST, Nov 17,Deborah Michaels, Canada
# 1,832:
7:15 am PST, Nov 17,Glenda Morrissette, Canada
# 1,831:
6:04 am PST, Nov 17,ROBIN Scholz, Canada
HELP MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE HERE.
# 1,830:
4:26 am PST, Nov 17,Name not displayed, Canada
# 1,829:
4:24 am PST, Nov 17,KiKi Van Damme, Belgium
# 1,828:
2:31 am PST, Nov 17,Rebecca Delage, Canada
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11:42 pm PST, Nov 16,Catherine Pelchat, Canada
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10:15 pm PST, Nov 16,Name not displayed, Canada
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9:47 pm PST, Nov 16,Liwana Bringelson, Canada
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9:16 pm PST, Nov 16,Sonia Del signore, Canada
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8:16 pm PST, Nov 16,Avery Bergen, Canada
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7:01 pm PST, Nov 16,Kevin Davidson, Canada
# 1,821:
6:47 pm PST, Nov 16,Michel Goulet, Canada
# 1,820:
6:42 pm PST, Nov 16,Neila Morrison, Canada
# 1,819:
6:21 pm PST, Nov 16,Felicia Mareels, Canada
Our children are our legacy. When their health can be protected it is our responsibilty to do it. Our next generation needs to be stronger than ever to withstand the major changes that face our world. They must be able to see a future they can be part of.
# 1,818:
6:15 pm PST, Nov 16,Charles Laberge, Canada
Save the blinds!
# 1,817:
5:58 pm PST, Nov 16,Gerald Giguere, Canada
# 1,816:
5:13 pm PST, Nov 16,Joyce Saar, Canada
Every child has the right to vision
# 1,815:
4:48 pm PST, Nov 16,Alia Abdeen, Canada
# 1,814:
4:47 pm PST, Nov 16,Alexander Coates, Canada
Blindness is a terrible illness that can drastically ruin a life. Especially in children who would not understand or know how to take it. I would hate to be refused the right to sight and I would be equally apalled to see anyone else suffer.
# 1,813:
4:33 pm PST, Nov 16,Marg Kelly, Canada
Because when my first child was born, at the age of 3 months old she was diagnosed with Retinitas Colaboma which meant that she would never be able to see like everyone with what is considered normal vision. Then when she was about not quite 2 yrs old, there was a gentleman who was the janitor of the building were we worked and he told me one day that the next time he went to Church he would ask for a small amount of Holy Water. Which he did, and he put it over my baby girls eyes. Well, today my baby girl is 30 years old and has 3 younger siblings, but she is no longer on the legally blind list and although she wears glasses to "protect" her good eye from getting damaged, she lives with her kitty and just this past summer graduated with Honors from a course she took so she could work in the career of her choice. And she was hired were she did her unpayed placement before she even graduated. So I would like to see other children get any help that is available to prevent them and their parents from going through the anguish that I went through when I found out that my baby girl was blind at 3 months old. And at that time I was a single mother.
# 1,812:
4:08 pm PST, Nov 16,Theresia Cronan, California
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3:34 pm PST, Nov 16,Name not displayed, Canada
# 1,810:
3:17 pm PST, Nov 16,Alison Kolodziejczak, Canada
# 1,809:
3:11 pm PST, Nov 16,Betsy Reiss, Vermont
I know this can be achieved.
# 1,808:
2:56 pm PST, Nov 16,D. Rochon, Canada
# 1,807:
2:53 pm PST, Nov 16,Bhavana Lymworth, Canada
Ending preventable blindness is a no-brainer.
Let us end this phenomenon.
# 1,806:
2:00 pm PST, Nov 16,Rodney McKinnon, Canada
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1:47 pm PST, Nov 16,May Koziel, Canada
# 1,804:
12:32 pm PST, Nov 16,M Smolarz, Canada
After struggling with my eyesight for years, I know how precious and important it is. If you can do something about it, why wouldn't you?
# 1,803:
12:20 pm PST, Nov 16,Name not displayed, Canada
# 1,802:
12:04 pm PST, Nov 16,Shirley Staples, Canada
problem is the blind leading the blind. God is love and love is not what you are thinking or refering to.
# 1,801:
12:01 pm PST, Nov 16,Lyla Mclean, Canada
Thank you for giving this matter your attention.
