Overview

The Child Blindness Program provides grants to NGOs for surgery, eye health education, vision screening, provision of eyeglasses, education and rehabilitation services, provision of antibiotics, and training. The Child Blindness and Eye Health Grants Fund is currently managed by A2Z: The USAID Micronutrient and Child Blindness Project.

Information on USAID's child blindness activities can be found in:The USAID Child Blindness Program: Fostering Development through the Prevention and Treatment of Blinding Eye Disease. Stories from USAID's past child blindness activities are captured in Looking to the Future with Hope (PDF).