READING GLASSES

Scott Dennis from Ohio has provided us with thousands of new reading glasses strengths 1.0 - 4.0.  Our first delivery was September 2006 and we have continued to bring the reading glasses with us on almost every jungle trip and to our health fairs.  We have heard some powerful comments from the people who have received the glasses - "I can see again" was heard more than once. 

Scott also sent some sunglasses, which have proved popular with the men, who are on the water fishing, or working in the fields in the sunshine.

Here are the men choosing and sporting their new shades

Here is Nima Ghomeshi fitting the glasses in several different villages

He acquired a crowd of on-lookers above

To the right:  He has improvised having no mirror and taken photos of the different styles for the people to select the one they prefer.

Below:  For the women, he not only used an eyechart to help decide the correct strength, but a sewing needle as well, so the women can choose the glasses best for their work.

Here are Angela Pearl and Sean Tourtellotte on a different trip

Again quite a crowd, but this time we remembered to bring a mirror

Renzo has gathered a long line of people waiting for reading glasses

Chris ready with glasses

sorted by strength

Chris Denise and Renzo from February 2009 trip