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Page 1: Report from the Specsavers team Ghana visit 2013 – 28 th  July to the 7 th  of August .

Report from the Specsavers team Ghana visit 2013 – 28th July to the 7th of August .

From: Ab

Page 2: Report from the Specsavers team Ghana visit 2013 – 28 th  July to the 7 th  of August .

The team carrying over 3000 donated spectacles in the suitcases at Heathrow – Specsaver’s rocks!!

Nigel , Tej (Optom Leicester) ,Hitesh (Dispensing Optician- Lutterworth ), Stuart (Optom at Sutton) , Sam (assistant manager –Sutton ) , Matthew (Nigel’s son )

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The Ashanti development eye clinic.

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The team

In Specsavers tea shirts from left – Eve ( translator) , Diana ( nurse/translator) , Emelia (nurse/translator ) ,Abed ( organizer) , Simon (translator) , Victor (crowd control) , Tej Chauhan (Optom at Leicester) , Nigel, Myself , Sam ( assistant manager- Sutton), Matthew (Nigel’s son) ,Stuart (Optom – Sutton), Hitesh (Dispensing Optician- Lutterworth)

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The Plan

• To test over 1,200 villagers by the end of the visit.• To dispense from the 3000 checked donated

spectacles and donate 200 purchased sunglasses.• To see if the frame only could be used for reglazes to

generate money for the charity (these frames were obtained by removing the varifocal and bifocal lenses from donated spectacles- new pads were then inserted – the frames had to be in good order)

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The queue- 200 odd waiting for sight tests.

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Tej testing

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Nigel testing

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The second hand frames on the frame display – Ghana style.

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The cupboard built to stock the donated frames- specs being dispensed

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Goldmann tonometer sitting on the slit lamp.

The goldmann tonometer was purchased with a generous donation received from the Central East Specsavers region ( 1£ from every sight test on a Saturday)

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Dispensed spectacles

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Spectacle order- order designed by Hitesh and Sam.

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Happy customer with her +11.00 in her only eye!!

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The result

• 1,300 villagers tested.• Over 2000 specs dispensed• Approximately 70 pairs of frame only dispensed as

reglazes – 3278 GHCD sales-• This approximates to £1000.• The Charity does not pay tax or VAT due to it’s NGO

status.• All the profit will go towards supporting all the good

work this charity does in the Nsuta district of the Ashanti region.

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Reflections• Never thought that local people would love second hand

frame only’s – I was surprised - Specsavers frames are sought after because they are renowned for their quality. They do like designer names as well.

• The people that purchased were bankers, teachers, shopkeepers etc .. the more affluent types.

• Going forward the development is hoping to employ a Ghanaian Optometrist and Optical technician to do regular days at the clinic.

• Hopefully this will generate a steady income for the clinic helping it to continue it’s great work for the local people.

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The amazing team and happy team – returning to England the next day.


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