Project Goal
Help prevent and cure eye diseases among kindergarten-aged children in ten communities of Armenia to improve their vision for a bright future.
Project Background
Education has always been very important for Armenian families and much is being done to provide proper education to children. Eye problems or diseases could seriously affect children’s efforts to study well and as a result be active members of the society.
Children in underserved communities are at even more risk to be undiagnosed and untreated in time, thus having vision loss because of eye diseases such as amblyopia. Unfortunately, there are not enough funds, or enough trained ophthalmologists to serve many of these communities.
This is why we partnered with the Armenian EyeCare Project (AECP) to help give the gift of sight to Armenia’s children. The AECP has been working in all communities of Armenia for more than 25 years.
AECP’s highly qualified professionals will use portable auto-refractometers to screen 11 000 kindergarten-aged children in the communities of Armenia. Those in need for further detailed examination and basic treatment will get vouchers (about 700). The project will also provide 160 eyeglasses to those with refractive error.
Together through this modest project we can have a huge impact on children’s vision and contribute to Armenia’s bright future
Barbara Widener
Hayk Vasilyan
Ani Tumanyan
JoAnne Mavian Todd
Anjel Tahmisyan
St. Mary Armenian Church Women's Guild
George Sogigian
Marilyn Sarkesian
Siranush Sarafian
Linda Santerian
Alyssa Santerian
Leonard S. Roth
Sevak Rostomyan
Susan Reizian
Kristine Ratevosyan
Steve Quick
Paul Pogharian
Jean Papazian
Arthur B. Papazian
Peter Onanian
Vahram Minassian
Yefkin Megherian
Sharon Maraian
Agavni Manoukian
Norm Lewis
Krikor Krikorian
Karnik Kilicyan
Patricia Kezelian
Mark Kazanjian
Ara Karian
Denise Karakashian
ID Bank CJSC
Theodore Hovivian
Andre Gumuchdjian
Nancy Garrett
Aida Eknoyan
Robert H. Davidian
Marianne Dardarian
Nevart Dadourian
Carol Cholmakjian
Irina Chaltikyan
Brendan Brezial
Brian Bogosian
Armine Batman
Nancy Banks
Gerard Babaian
Steven Avedisian
Hakob Astvatsatryan
Ani Artsakh
ACYOA Dallas
Andre Polissedjian
Randall Paulson
Vahan Mahdasian
Tigran Ghazaryan
Aram Mkrtchyan
Ani Stepanyan
St. Mary Armenian Church
Sheila Schreiber
Roupen Berberian
James H. Yenicag
Frank Stoneson
Tigran Sargsyan
PAS Purchasing Solutions
Arthur Meneian
Aram Hintlian, Jr.
Gohar Harutyunyan
Hasmik Hakobyan
Deborah DerAsadourian
Carol Loshigian
Jean Housepian
Raffi Sarrafian
Hilda K. Biosyan-Sheshedian
Ruzanna Sargsyan
Gregory Toufayan
Bright Funds Foundation
Dennis Tarzian
Shaque S. Tarjan
Irina Nanagoulian
Arakel Aljalian
Andrew Yenicag
Anna Vardanyan
Fr. Shnork Souin
David Onanian
Yeprem Kelegian
Ara Hacet
Kathryn A A. Geyer
Jeanette Derhagopian
Armenian Church of the Holy Martyrs
Supporters
100
Partner
7/15/19
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Report
$22,894
goal
11,000
beneficiary
Armenia
region
2020
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