International Volunteers Day 5th December

Volunteers don’t necessarily have time, they just have the heart.

The 5th of December every year is day used to celebrate volunteers all across the globe on the basis of economic and social development. The day’s observance is from the United Nations, was initiated in the year 1985. It serves to promote altruistic volunteer work among Non-Governmental Organizations, civil societies, private sectors and also encourage government and other support bodies to buttress the volunteering efforts people put in day in day out to bring change to local communities, countries and the globe on the larger scale.

@bettervision was not left out in the celebration of this day, our volunteers came together to have some small fun and to reminiscence over some good old days and interesting cases that we have come across in our works. Doctors can hardly have all fun throughout without medical case discussions popping out. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and we need our brains sharp to be able to continue doing what we do. It feels good to know that our actions are appreciated we are grateful to all steemians for the love and support.

You make a living by what you get, we make a living by what we give

What is @bettervision about?

@bettervision is is a project initiated by @nattybongo and friends to give back to the society the knowledge and skill acquired through the Optometric Studies in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.It is an outreach system where we visit the less privileged communities to offer free eye screening services and education to the people within the community

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To reduce or prevent vision loss through diseases such as glaucoma, cataract and refractive errors.

To enlighten the majority of the Ghanaian population about the importance of proper visual care.

To conscientize people on the need for regular eye checks

To get more people to have their wards screened within the Critical periods of a Child’s Vision Development; thus from ages 3 to till about 10 years.

To help the blind and people with low vision live a better life within the society through education of the general public to stop stigmatization.

Our greatest gratitude goes to @fundition @adollaraday @surfyogi @girlsfoundation @bleepcoin @ackza and @wafrica for helping to make the aims and objectives of @bettervision a reality.

This is me @nattybongo reporting for @bettervision. Thanks for your time