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Tell us a bit more about Vision Aid Overseas (VAO)
VAO is an inspirational organisation that aims to transform access to eye care to people in developing countries. It consists of a (relatively) small number of people making a huge difference and UK optical professionals using their skills to change lives in our partner countries Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia. The charity has a big job on its hands it is estimated that 670 million people (10 per cent of the world's population) are disabled simply because they do not have glasses. But VAO is contributing to the international effort to make a difference to people's lives and is determined to do a lot more.
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