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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...
SCHOOL STORIES

SCHOOL STORIES

SCHOOL STORIES All over the world, children leave school early because they cannot see properly. The chances of a lifetime can be lost due to the lack of simple glasses. SCHOOL STORIES All over the world, children leave school early because they cannot see properly....
ON THE SUNNY ISLAND

ON THE SUNNY ISLAND

ON THE SUNNY ISLAND IN LAKE TITICACA The OneDollarGlasses team supplies the last Inca descendants with glasses. ON THE SUNNY ISLAND IN LAKE TITICACA The OneDollarGlasses team supplies the last Inca descendants with glasses. Girlfriends | © Martin Aufmuth LAKE TITICACA...
FINALLY WORKING!

FINALLY WORKING!

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...
DIVING FOR GLASSES

DIVING FOR GLASSES

DIVING FOR GLASSES DIVING FOR GLASSES Alceneide on her sewing machine | © Antje Christ Alceneide´s precious glasses fell into the river Alceneide lives in a small village on the Amazon. She received her first pair of OneDollarGlasses a year ago. The glasses are very...
RAIDAS FROM THE SLUM

RAIDAS FROM THE SLUM

FROM CHAI TEA TO ONEDOLLARGLASSES During our training in Bhubaneshwar, India there was fine Indian chai served daily by Raidas, a young man from the slum on the outskirts of the city. FROM CHAI TEA TO ONEDOLLARGLASSES During our training in Bhubaneshwar, India there...