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 TWECS
  65,000 eye exams given in 16 years -   A 100% volunteer Canadian charity. (Established 1995)

The Third World Eye Care Society consists of eye care professionals and individuals who collect used eyeglasses from the public and travel to Third World countries providing free eye care and eyeglasses to the poor.
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November 2011 - Chinandega, Nicaragua

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From November 19-28th a team of 26 eye doctors, opticians and general volunteers will be paying their own airfare and accommodations to travel to Nicaragua and provide free eye care and eye glasses to thousands of underprivileged people. In the last year, every Monday evenings at the eye glass warehouse, the team has been busy collecting, washing, sorting measuring and packing the 9000 pairs of eyeglasses.They will be traveling with 26 boxes of eyeglasses and equipment. There are many people to thank who have made this project possible.

  1. Team Nicaragua wishes to thank all their family & friends for their generous donations to TWECS.
  2. ALCON CANADA for donating $9600 worth of Medications for the Nicaragua Project.
  3. ROTARY CLUB of South Cowichan for your generous donation which has allowed TWECS to purchase much needed equipment.
  4. CASCADE OPTICAL and
  5. EYENCE
    for donating high powered lenses and volunteering their time to edge the lenses into the frames.
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TWECS has held eye care projects in the following countries (click on flags for more info):


Ethiopia 2009

Philippines 2008

Kenya 2008

Vietnam 2007

Zanzibar 2006

Kenya 2006

Philippines 2005

Guatemala 2005

Peru 2004

Cambodia 2002

Mexico 2001

Boliva 2000

Philippines 1999

Malawi 1998

Grenada 1998

India 1997

Guatemala 1996

Philippines 1995

Mexico 1994

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Nicaragual 2011 Project Story by Dr.Brad McDougall
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White Rock Optometry Clinic raised $24,000 from patient donations matched by Drs. Anderson, Ertel, and Currie.
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TWECS Prison Program

Eyeglass Recycling

Collecting used eyeglasses and preparing them for distribution to developing countries around the world is the focus of TWECS.
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Your old eyeglasses or online donation can make a world of difference.
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Eye Care Projects

Join Us On Upcoming Eyecare Missions:

Nicaragua, Nov 2011

Tondo, Manila, 2012
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