Rotarians & friends making blindness history

© Community Initiatives

Presented by the Rotary Club of Stevenage GrangeHertfordshire, England

www.roisight.org

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What’s the Rotarians Ophthalmic Initiative or ROI

about?

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ROI provides low cost ophthalmoscopes to detect signs of eye and other life

threatening conditions

It applies (TRF) matching grants to restore sight

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75% of impending blindness is treatable

or curable

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Early diagnosis and follow

up treatments are critical

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The scale of the challenge

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We live in a world where

and yet 75% ... yes 75% can be prevented,

or cured

The vision of 314m people is impaired 37 million people are currently blind 2 million could go blind next year Today, a child goes blind every minute

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2.7 million people need examination and

treatment

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Cataracts are the leading cause of avoidable

blindness They account for 47%

of the world’s blind

A 20 minute corrective operation costs as little as £14

(US $20)

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So where does ROI fit in?

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What is an ophthalmoscope?

It’s a non-invasive tool used to examine the retina. It can

identify serious medical conditions, as well as

eye disorders

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Early retinal examinationalso identifies other life challenging conditions

Diabetes Heart disease Brain tumours Cerebral malaria Hypertension The Optyse™

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The ROI OptyseTM

Is engraved “Donated by Rotarians”

It’s a global award winning, portable, lens free ophthalmoscope

It costs just £27.50, and may be used literally in the field

with minimal training(Other products may be deployed)

Mr Roger Armour

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ROI training

IMPACT’s Mobile training unit (Mumbai)Sightsaver’s mobile clinic in Africa

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Make your donation go further

A TRF matching grant projecthelps achieve so much more

Club donations are matched at 50%

DDF contributions are matched at 100%

Other grants are also available

Typically each £1 or $ attracts another 5

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Benefits of donating to an ROI Matching Grant project

It’s so simple. We do the administration

It’s recognised by The Rotary Foundation

It attracts Paul Harris Fellowship credits

Your Club is a named project partner

It gets publicity & promotion opportunities

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What has been achieved?

People are being screened around the globe

Over 2,500 cataract operations have been funded

Specialist eye-care equipmenthas been purchased

All from Club donations of some £10,000 or $14,000

(As at Spring 2009)

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ROI providing global support

VISION 2020: A joint initiative of WHOand the InternationalAgency for Preventionof Blindness

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ROI supported by others

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What unites us?

The very real prospect of making a difference for so

many

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Support ROI today

It’s a global Rotarian Initiative

Addresses sight, health, and poverty

Uncomplicated and works

Cost efficient with a great ROI

A unified ‘screen and see’ programme

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Donating couldn’t be simpler

1. Decide how much to donate

2. Pay by cheque, bank transfer or PayPal

3. Fill in the Word based form on our web site www.roisight.org

4. Confirm you are happy to be a partner in a matching grant project

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From earlier screening …

… to TRF funded treatments

Summing up We fear loosing the sight most

Some 2m people go blind each year … some will die needlessly

75% can be treated or cured

It cost so little to restore sight

Do help others see the light

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Thank you for your

interest, and for sharing

our Club’s vision for 2020

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AcknowledgementsStevenage Grange wish to thank our narrators, author Ken Follett and Sir John Major, former

Prime Minister & VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO SIGHT Ambassador; Technical advisors Richard

Vobes and Craig Fisher, as well as the following who also freely donated time, energy

and enthusiasm to

help make blindness history for many

Standard Chartered Bank

Hertbeat FM, Knebworth

Designed, written & produced by Rtn. Stephen Sypula

Photographic donations

Nick Beare, Ophthalmologist, Blantyre, Malawi

WHO

VISION 2020: The Right To Sight

Sight Savers International

Christian Blind Mission

Ophthalmos Limited

ORBIS

IMPACT

From earlier screening …

… to TRF funded treatments

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Exhibitor at the RI 2009 Convention