
Our People section introduces you to the people in Bangladesh who have been helped by our partner ORBIS International, the non-profit organisation that has been saving sight and helping the blind for more than 30 years. These people suffered from…
Ms Asiron, 60 Ms Asiron comes from Bani, Shohor, Bangladesh and was a house wife all her life. Today she came for her first visit to the clinic. She started to show signs of cataract in both eyes a while…
Mr Idirs, 50 Mr Idris lives in Bamungaon Manda – state of assam, one of the country’s rural areas with no access to medical treatments, miles away from the nearest vision clinic. This is his first visit to the clinic.…
Mr Kozendranath, 68 Mr Kozendranath lives Monohopur, a village of Jibannagar. Although most poeple here are educated the main occupation ist still agriculture. Forcing the farmers into direct sunlight day in day out. Mr Kozendranath is a farmer and lost…
Ms Amena, 70 Ms Amena comes from Abadpukur in the Naogaon region, a district in Northern Bangladesh. Due to it’s rich soil, the area is toplisted for the production of rice. This means that most people from this district are…
Mr Ali, 45 Mr Jober Ali, 45 works as a farmer in Manda in the Naogaon District. A district where most people are farmers, due to it being the top listed district for rice production. Since he has developed cataract…
Ms Kabejan, 70 Ms Kabejan comes from the lhalk Mukter Naogaon region, a district in Northern Bangladesh. This District is considered the bread basket of Bangladesh. Ms Kabejan supported her family all her life. Being responsible for the houshold. Loosing…