MUKTI: When Theatre Opens Our Eyes to Change

MUKTI: When Theatre Opens Our Eyes to Change

What if a Sunday morning could change the way you see GoodVision’s work? That’s exactly what MUKTI set out to do — a powerful, interactive docu-play that brings audiences face-to-face with the people whose lives have been transformed by clear vision. Performed in Odia...
Viviana From Bolivia

Viviana From Bolivia

Primary school teacher Viviana (Bolivia) | © Martin Aufmuth CORRECTING SCHOOL WORK AGAIN Viviana Chacolla works as a primary school teacher in Santa Cruz (Bolivia).  As a supplement to her low teacher’s salary, she drives a Tuktuk taxi in the afternoon.  When...
School Stories

School Stories

Schoolgirl Burkina Faso | © Martin Aufmuth FIRST GRADER In the Matandani School in Malawi, 220 first graders sit on the floor of their classroom. Their teacher complains, “The children in the first three rows never pay attention, they just look out the...
On The Sunny Island

On The Sunny Island

Girlfriends | © Martin Aufmuth LAKE TITICACA Once the cultural life center of the legendary Inca Empire, Sunny Island in Lake Titicaca is still home to around 2,000 people. The lake itself is almost 4,000 meters high and about half the size of Lake Ontario. GLASSES ON...
Age Doesn’t Matter

Age Doesn’t Matter

Ikaanr Tirkey with his first glasses | © Antje Christ Ikaanr Tirkey: “I can even see the leaves!” Our partner project Care Netram is active in the city of Rourkela, located in the Sundargarh district, north of the Indian state of Odisha.  Ikaanr Tirkey, 70...
“My Disability Is Not a Problem Here”

“My Disability Is Not a Problem Here”

JANMAJAY MOHAPATRA JANMAJAY MOHAPATRA Award for Janmajai| © Antje Christ Happy With A New Job Janmajay is our recently trained eyewear manufacturer in India. He lost his right leg as a child when he fell out of a tree while playing – a branch pierced his thigh and...