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ORBIS: Eliminating Blindness in Bangladesh  |   Success Stories  |   Video  |  

Modern-day Cinderella Triumphs over Blindness
Monica Islam was born to a poor farming family outside Dhaka, Bangladesh. When Monica’s sight began to fail at age 8, her family couldn't afford ophthalmic treatment. Years later, though, an ORBIS-sponsored cornea program restored her sight. Read more...
ORBIS Partnership with Sajida Foundation Enables Bangladeshi Woman To Support Herself
Anwara Begum, 60, lives in Bangladesh. Her husband left her long ago when she bore him no children. Anwara had cataract surgery through an ORBIS partnership with the Sajida Foundation and can now support herself as a maid and a street vendor. Read more...
 
 

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