[blindza] Fw: Vodacom helps restore sight to visually impaired
- From: "Jacob Kruger" <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "BlindZA" <blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:14:19 +0200
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ITnewsAfrica.com, Africa
Vodacom helps restore sight to visually impaired
March 13, 2009
Since 2004, almost 4,000 people have had their sight restored thank to
Vodacom, a leading cellular
service provider in South Africa, who funded the much needed
cataract-removal operations.
The company also raised about ZAR4 million during 2008, intended for more
assistance to the visually
impaired.
The company said in a statement: “Vodacom Foundation provided funding of
R3.7 million in 2008 to
enable the three beneficiary organisations to perform cataract operations.
The funding meant that
more than 1700 elderly people received cataract operations during the 2008
Eye Care Awareness Week
in October. This brought the total number of operations performed since 2004
to nearly 4000,”
The initiative forms part of Vodacom’s “Goals for Miracles” campaign,
whereby the company donates
ZAR10,000 for every goal scored by its sponsored teams in the country’s
football league. Teams
sponsored by Vodacom include Bloemfontein Celtic, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando
Pirates.
Nale Mzion Mofokeng, a beneficiary to the Goals for Miracles said, “I can’t
thank Vodacom enough for
the opportunity to undergo the cataract operation. Prior to this, I couldn’t
see people walking in
front of me and I wasn’t able to drive.”
SOURCE
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/?p=2375
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