Charity Menu
Features
Powered by:
Eyeglass Projects
In cooperation with Dr. Jeson Viņas of Viņas Optical, ABC Foundation has been doing the rounds of public elementary and high schools in depressed areas in Metro Manila to check the vision of the students. We give free prescription eyeglasses to students with poor eyesight who badly need, but cannot afford them. We visit schools with Dr. Viņas, where the eye examinations are done . We return to the school a week later to distribute and fit the prescription eyeglasses especially made for the student.
This project was started in 2001 with ERDA Technical & Vocational High School in Pandacan, Manila, with the help of school nurse Minda Moncog. We started this project with only 150 beneficiaries. Now, we have given over 3,000 pairs of prescription eyeglasses to students from different elementary and high schools in Metro Manila like the Araullo High School and Rafael Palma Elementary School in Pasay City, Camarin D Elementary School and Cielito Zamora Elementary School in Caloocan City, Lupang Pangako Elementary School in Payatas B, Quezon City and to the three Siena College campuses where we have Night High Scholars. We have also visited elementary schools in the neighboring province of Batangas, in Baha Elementary School in Talibayog and Juan Pastor Memorial School in Palindan.
One pair of prescription eyeglasses costs P300.00.
Charity Partners
PRESCHOOL- P1,300 per student ($32.00); P32,000 per class ($781.00) for the whole school year.
ELEMENTARY-P2,000 per student ($49.00) for the whole school year.
NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL-P3,000 per student ($74.00) for the whole school year; P135,000 ($3,293) per class.
EYEGLASS PROJECT- P300 a pair ($8.00); P60,000 ($1,464.00) per project.
2007-2008 A BETTER CHANCE FOUNDATION. All Rights Reserved.
