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Photo of a smiling Sahara playing with a rubber crocodile Great people make a huge difference
- in the lives of blind children Four-year-old Sahara recently lost her eyes to cancer. Although it's not uncommon for blind children to feel...
Photo of Judge Yacoob infront of a book case SA New Deputy Chief Justice is Blind
Judge Zak Yacoob is Visually Impaired The South African National Council for the Blind applauds the announcement of Judge Zak Yacoob as Acting...
Photo of Kedibone Maila Seeing the Light
Article taken from True Love Magazine, November 2011 page 160 By Tokiso Molefe Kedibone Maila lost her eyesight when she was 16 She tells Tokiso...
Photo of Sannah She suddenly lost her sight
Your support offered shelter in a storm to a young girl terrified by her sudden blindness When Grade 11 student, Sannah Sithole, lost her sight...
Photo of Irene busy in the Call Centre class Talking from experience
One of the most loved teachers at Optima College is Irene, our call centre facilitator. Irene’s responsible for teaching blind and partially...
Photo of Julia using a telescope in the classroom Teaming up to help teens
We were recently contacted by Fakkel School, a high school in Sasolburg serving children with moderate intellectual impairments from disadvantaged...
Photo of smiling Sanetta and Cornelius Cloete 2010 saw the end of an era
Sanetta and Cornelius Cloete of Parow were an exceptional pair. After his retirement as an electrician Cornelius was busier than ever before, giving...
Teacher explaining maths to partially sighted learners Keeping an eagle eye on schooling
For blind people, education is a vital tool for independent living. That’s why we place such special focus on education, by supporting 22...
Photo of Beaux Oosthuisen swinging around a pole Cataracts don't only affect the elderly
Did you know that some babies are born with cataracts, or a clouding of the eye’s lens? This is called congenital cataracts – and all...
Photo of a smiling Ellen Blinded by glaucoma
Robbed of sight by the silent thief - Glaucoma When words started disappearing off the paper in front of her eyes, Ellen Bokwana, a mother of three...