Organisation mission statement
Establish extensive eye care network throughout the country to make comprehensive eye care services
accessible to all.

Target group
The intended beneficiary of this project are the people with visually impaired due to incurable ophthalmic conditions (by birth or acquired). The total population of the target area is about 20 million (in all 13 out of 14 zones of the country) and among them, number of people with low vision is estimated at about 200,000. Since there is already WHO sponsored Low vision Programme in Kathmandu, Bagmati Zone is excluded from the target population.

Project purpose
The project by the end of five-year with the existing eye care facilities of the country aims to help 11.5 % of total low vision people to come in the main stream of the society. This means the proposed proportion of people such as LV children studying in Braille will start reading print and visually handicapped adult low vision people will be able to perform daily routine household work and other income generating work without support from others.

Targets Description

• 2010 At the end of the year clinical assessment of 2010 people with low vision will be carried out. (nepali clients)
• 1 One work shop will be conducted to revise the OA curriculum and insert the low vision part as well.
• 1 One workshop will be conducted with ministry of education to incorporate LV curriculum at their regular
  curriculum of special education.
• 1 One national workshop with different stake holders will be conducted to discuss how the low vision will be
  continued after 2010.
• 4 Four regional workshop of 2 days will be conducted.
• 14 Total 14 master trainers from ministry of education will be given ToT by Karin.
• 32 Total 32 assessment center coordinators of MoE will be given training at respective regions.
• 4 An awareness campaign at national and regional level & Monitoring visits.
• 1 Data of 2009 will be analysed and computerised and incorporated in hospital management information.
  system. (HMIS)
• 1000 At the end of the year clinical assessment of 1000 people with low vision will be carried out. (Indian clients)