VISIONSPRING INC
505 EIGHTH AVENUE NO 12A-07, NEW YORK, NY 10018 www.visionspring.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR MISSION IS "AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO EYEWEAR, EVERYWHERE."

TO PROVIDE EYEGLASSES AND VISION SCREENING TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS THROUGH GLOBAL PROGRAMS.

VISIONSPRING WORKS TO CREATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE EYEGLASSES, AS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN 2019, WE CORRECTED THE VISION OF 1.38 MILLION PEOPLE, PROVIDING EYEGLASSES FOR LOW-INCOME EARNERS AND LEARNERS TO SEE WELL AND DO WELL. OVER HALF OF THESE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED THEIR FIRST-EVER PAIR OF EYEGLASSES. WE GENERATED $298 MILLION IN INCOME-EARNING POTENTIAL FOR HOUSEHOLDS LIVING ON LESS THAN $4 PER DAY. VISIONSPRING'S PROGRAM ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF VISION ACCESS PROGRAMS AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. OUR VISION ACCESS PROGRAMS ADVANCES OUR IMPACT ALONG THREE THEMES: SEE TO EARN, SEE TO LEARN, AND SEE TO BE SAFE. SEE TO EARN: EYEGLASSES ENABLE WORKING AGE ADULTS TO IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY BY 22% AND INCREASE INCOME-EARNING POTENTIAL. WE PARTNER WITH PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT, AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OFFICES OF MAJOR BUSINESSES TO BRING FREE VISION SCREENING AND LOW-COST GLASSES TO ADULTS ENGAGED IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR IN SLUMS, INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND RURAL AREAS. UNDER SEE TO EARN, OUR READING GLASSES FOR IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS PROJECT WORKS WITH BRAC COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN BANGLADESH AND UGANDA TO CONDUCT PRESBYOPIA SCREENINGS AND SELL EYEGLASSES IN COMMUNITIES. OUR CLEAR VISION WORKPLACES PROJECT IS AN ALLIANCE OF LEADING BRANDS TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE EYEGLASSES COVERAGE RATES AMONG LOW-INCOME WORKERS WHO PRODUCE TEXTILES, GARMENTS, HOME GOODS, TEA, AND COFFEE.SEE TO LEARN: EYEGLASSES DRAMATICALLY INCREASE A STUDENT'S ABILITY TO SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, BOOSTING LEARNING OUTCOMES EQUIVALENT TO AN ADDITIONAL HALF YEAR OF SCHOOLING ON AVERAGE. COLLABORATING IN INDIA WITH NPCBVI, NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY, AND WITH EDUCATION-FOCUSED NGOS, WE CONDUCT SCHOOL-BASED VISION SCREENINGS, PROVIDE EYEGLASSES FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS, AND TRAIN STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN SUSPECTED OF HAVING A VISION PROBLEM. SEE TO BE SAFE: WITH EYEGLASSES, DRIVERS CAN SEE CLEARLY AND AVOID HAZARDS ON THE ROAD. TO REDUCE THE 30% OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS THAT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO IMPAIRED VISION, WE SCREEN THE VISION OF TRUCKERS, BUS DRIVERS AND ALLIED TRANSPORT WORKERS IN MAJOR TRANSIT HUBS WITH CORPORATE SPONSORS AND MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS. IN 2019, OUR VISION ACCESS PROGRAMS CORRECTED THE VISION OF OVER 609 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN WORKPLACES, FACTORIES, SCHOOLS, TRANSPORTATION HUBS AND RURAL AND INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS. IN INDIA, OUR TEAMS CONDUCTED 8,000 VISION OUTREACH CAMPS AND WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO SCREEN THE VISION OF A TOTAL 3.7 MILLION INDIVIDUALS.THROUGH OUR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, VISIONSPRING SELLS BULK QUANTITIES OF EYEGLASSES, COUPLED WITH TRAINING AND MARKETING SUPPORT, TO OUR NETWORK OF OVER 500 HOSPITAL, PHARMACY, EYE CARE CENTER, NGO, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS. OUR PARTNERS RELY ON VISIONSPRING'S QUALITY PRODUCT, TIMELY DELIVERY, FAVORABLE PAYMENT TERMS, AND SELL-THROUGH SUPPORT TO EXPAND THEIR VISION SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS. IN 2019, WE SOLD 774 THOUSAND PAIRS OF EYEGLASSES TO OUR PARTNERS, WITH THE MAJORITY (593 THOUSAND) SOLD IN INDIA TO OVER 300 PARTNERS, 68% REACHING THE FIVE POOREST STATES IN INDIA. TO SUPPORT OUR WORK, VISIONSPRING HAD 314 STAFF MEMBERS IN 2019, ACROSS BANGLADESH, GHANA, INDIA, KENYA, NIGERIA, UGANDA, VIETNAM, AND ZAMBIA, AS WELL AS AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK CITY.

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