Eye Tuesday at Kakunyu

When we’d visited Kakunyu before, we’d noticed that no-one, but NO-ONE, wore specs. It couldn’t possibly have been because everyone has 20:20 vision in Masaka, and so we wondered if there was something we might be able to do…

From that small seed of an idea grew what came to be called Eye Tuesday. 168 people came through the doors of Kakunyu School one day in September 2013, and we gave out 161 pairs of glasses, 12 pairs of sunnies, and drugs to help with eye infections. And we raised 500,000 shillings for the school – around £100.

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: The peace of an empty classroom before Eye Tuesday kicked off.

: People started arriving about 8.30am.

: Many people struggled to thread a needle – a big problem if you earn your living sewing.

: The glasses make all the difference.

: Thank goodness for the verandah as the crowd grew and the rain came.

: How lovely to know that an old pair of glasses has such a good new home.

: People were quite fussy but were thrilled with the results.

: I think it was quite a lovely day out for most, meeting up with friends.

: The Eyejuster spcs were nothing short of miraculous.

: Annie checked the prescription of everyone’s eyes.

: Normally Annie will see 25 people at most at an Outreach Clinic – not 168

: Reading The Bible, threading a needle, reading a mobile phone – these glasses will make a huge difference.

: We had all the right equipment thanks to Eyejusters.

: Dr. Jo took this gentleman through the fitting process for Eyejusters specs.

: Amir was such a help with the interpreting.

: Jan had boxes of pre-loved glasses of all strengths.

: Watching people suddenly being able to see with these glasses was such a privilege..

: Check out the size of the chairs – made for toddlers.

: Everyone who could was asked to pay 5000 shillings (about £1), and what they’d been given was recorded.

: On the way home with new glasses in hand.

: The smile says it all.

: The team who started at 9am and ground to a standstill at 6.30pm. What a wonderful day.