Rotarians Ophthalmic Initiative

Donors and beneficiaries

By the end of our 2nd Rotary year we achieved donations of some £30,000 and generated TRF Matching grant projects worth over $100,000

Thanks to Sightsavers international, IMPACT and others, ROI ophthalmoscopes
are now working hard to screen peoples in 44 developing countries

Donations have ranged up to 40 units so far. The average Club donation, excluding our own, is 14 units or £350. An excellent average for this humanitarian initiative to save sight, life  and livelihood, as part of our make blindness history campaign.

In addition, some 125 units have been sent to Mumbai, India, as part of ROI’s first Matching Grant projects, which will also see funds provide some 500 cataract operations & other critical equipment needs met. Others will be sent to Karachi to facilitate an early screening programme: This project will also fund over 2,100 cataract operations at an average of $25 per operation. Thank you

We also thank the following charities / organisations for their help
and support with the field trials and subsequent distribution:

Sightsavers International  *  International Centre for Eye Health
Unite For Sight  *  Christian Blind Mission * IMPACT
MERCY Ships  *  Interserve International  *  Imedic Trust * Vision Aid Overseas

If you wish to make a personal donation more generally in support of ROI using
PayPal, please email us to be sent a secure email donation form for
simple completion. Please do specify whether you wish to donate
in GB Pounds (£); Australian, Canadian or US Dollars ($;
EURO, or Japanese YEN.  

A UK Gift-Aid form is available in Word for modification by Clubs from this link