When optical professionals travel to far flung countries to aid hundreds of people, play a part at international events like the Olympics or further their local community, the question really is, why wouldn't you volunteer?
One of the best known and most popular ways to volunteer is to do so through Vision Aid Overseas. The charity offers optometrists, dispensing opticians, optical technicians, optical assistants and ophthalmologists the opportunity to take part in short-term placements lasting two weeks. The placements involve joining a team of professionals working on a specific project suitable to the volunteer's experience in one of the partner countries, which are Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
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