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Sightsavers India launches eye-care programme for weavers
Sightsavers India has launched a programme to improve eye care for weavers and artisans in India.
Called Looms and Lenses, it will start in Odisha and later expand to other states.
The programme plans to offer eye screenings, spectacles and referrals, with a goal of reaching one million people and providing 400,000 spectacles by 2030.
Clear vision matters to weavers because their work depends on precision, and sight problems can affect their income and independence.
India's handloom sector supports 3.5 million weavers, 72 per cent of them women.
Eye-care camps run with Odisha's government department in Cuttack and Bargarh have already reached around 1,000 people.
The department is working towards a structured plan to cover the state's weaver community.
Sightsavers India launched Looms and Lenses, a national eye-care programme for weavers and artisans.
The initiative aims to reach one million people and provide four lakh spectacles by 2030.
It will begin in Odisha and focus on eye screenings, spectacles and referrals for weaving communities.
The programme seeks to address vision problems that can affect weavers’ productivity, income and independence.
- Who
- Sightsavers India launched the programme for weavers and artisans.
- What
- Looms and Lenses will provide eye screenings, spectacles and referrals. It aims to reach one million people and provide four lakh spectacles by 2030.
- When
- The launch date is not stated.
- Where
- The programme was launched at an event in New Delhi and will begin in Odisha before expanding to other states.
- Why
- It aims to improve access to eye care and address vision problems that can affect weavers’ productivity, income and independence.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Restoring sight is not just about treating a medical condition. It is about restoring lives, dignity and livelihoods.
Eye-care camps held in Cuttack and Bargarh reached around 1,000 people.
Sightsavers India launched Looms and Lenses at an event in New Delhi.
Odisha’s Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Department was working towards a structured plan to cover the entire weaver community.
- Programme
- Looms and Lenses
- Reach target
- One million people by 2030
- Spectacles target
- Four lakh by 2030
- Starting state
- Odisha
- People reached at camps
- Around 1,000 in Cuttack and Bargarh
- Handloom workforce
- 3.5 million weavers in India, 72 per cent women
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