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The A2Z Child Blindness Program Regional Capacity Building Workshop

The A2Z Child Blindness Program Regional Capacity Building Workshop Program Design for Pediatric Eye Care Interventions Prepared by: Kelly C. Josiah A2Z Child Blindness Program Manager. Background: USAID Child Blindness Program. Program originates through Congressional directive. 2011.

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The A2Z Child Blindness Program Regional Capacity Building Workshop

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  1. The A2Z Child Blindness Program Regional Capacity Building Workshop Program Design for Pediatric Eye Care Interventions Prepared by: Kelly C. JosiahA2Z Child Blindness Program Manager

  2. Background: USAID Child Blindness Program • Program originates through Congressional directive 2011 2005 1991 • $20m to 25 NGOs implementing activities in 58 countries • Child Blindness Program managed under A2Z: The USAID Micronutrient and Child Blindness Project at the Academy for Educational Development (AED)

  3. USAID/A2Z Child Blindness & Eye Health Grants Fund: 2005-2011 • Six competitive cycles havebeen coordinated • $6.9 million in total grant awards • 4 Types of Grants: • Organizational Development (OD) – 1 year grant, from $25,000 – $50,000 • Service Delivery (SD) – 2 year grant, from $100,000 - $500,000 • Refugee Service Delivery (RSD) – 2 year grant, $200,000 • Operations Research (OR) – 9 month grant, $50,000-$100,000 Fred Hollows Foundation - Vietnam

  4. A2Z’s Role • Grants Fund Management • Results Reporting • Cumulative summary of quarterly activities • M&E • Financial status • Documentation & Communication • Case studies • Website features – www.a2zproject.org • Workshops – Program Design • Partners Meetings

  5. USAID/A2Z Child Blindness & Eye Health Grants Fund As of March 2011: 41 grants awarded to 24 organizations working in 29 countries throughout Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. Grant Activities have been/are being conducted in: Asia – India (6), Nepal (3), Philippines (2), Cambodia (2), Vietnam (1), Bangladesh (1), Thailand (3), Laos (1) and Indonesia (1) Africa – South Africa (1), Nigeria (1), Malawi (3), Tanzania (4), Niger (1), Uganda (2), Ghana (1), Rwanda (1), Kenya (2), Ethiopia (3), Madagascar (1) and Zambia (1) Latin America – Bolivia (2), Haiti (1), Guatemala (1), Ecuador (1), Mexico (1), Dominican Republic (1), El Salvador (1) and Peru (1)

  6. USAID/A2Z Child Blindness & Eye Health Grants Fund

  7. Child Blindness & Eye Health Grants Fund: Priorities • Expand delivery of high-impact direct services (screening, treatment, and rehabilitation) • Scale-up innovative approaches to service provision and project implementation • Contribute to global knowledge base on effective approaches to large-scale pediatric eye care projects International Eye Foundation - Malawi

  8. Overall Program Activities Personnel trained to perform screenings and/or refract… Himalayan Cataract Project - Nepal HKI - Niger 28,810

  9. Overall Program Activities Individuals received vision screening VisionSpring - India CSRA - Bolivia 2,536,463

  10. Overall Program Activities Children referred by screening for additional services (refraction, medical or surgical treatment) Fred Hollows Foundation - Vietnam 100,459 FUDEM – El Salvador

  11. Overall Program Activities Children have their refractive error corrected (received eyeglasses) 42,595 ICEE – South Africa

  12. Overall Program Activities Children received cataract surgery Fred Hollows Foundation - Vietnam Fred Hollows Foundation - Vietnam 6,712

  13. Overall Program Activities Children who are blind or with low vision have received therapies and/or low vision devices Perkins - Guatemala 4,580 ICEE – South Africa Perkins - Philippines

  14. Overall Program Activities Awareness raising and policy/advocacy… Child Sight Foundation - Bangladesh Fred Hollows Foundation - Vietnam

  15. Overall Program Results Provision of essential equipment • Perkins Braillers • Ophthalmoscopes • Retinoscopes • Autorefractometers • Tonometers • Operating microscopes • Slit lamps • Also: Yag laser; pediatric anesthesia equipment; Diode laser; B-Scans

  16. Future of the A2Z Child Blindness Program A2Z is ending September 30, 2011 • Managing 12 remaining active grants • Conducting Regional Capacity Building Workshops • Africa – KCCO, Tanzania (April 7-8) • Asia – Aravind, India (April 29-30) • Latin America – IRO, Peru (July 13-14) • Hosting Final Partners Meeting – July 25-26 • Evaluation and Final Reporting to USAID

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