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Nigeria’s partially blind students excited to see blackboard, teacher clearer

Some partially blind students, on Thursday, expressed excitement after seeing the blackboard and their teachers clearer for the first time in years.

• October 25, 2024
2024 World Sight Day outreach
2024 World Sight Day outreach

Some partially blind students, on Thursday, expressed excitement after seeing the blackboard and their teachers clearer for the first time in years.

The students were among 115 children who benefited from free eye care outreach organised by Women and Girls with Albinism Network in Abuja to commemorate the 2024 World Sight Day.

The outreach, organised in collaboration with the Public Health Department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, was sponsored by CBM Global Disability Inclusion.

Among the beneficiaries were students from Junior Secondary School, Gbazango, Kubwa, Government Secondary School, and Kubwa II, with many of them commending the organisers for making them see clearly and better.

One of them, Rejoice Chinonso, a 12-year-old student living with albinism, said, “Sometimes, I don’t even see the board or my teacher, but thanks to Women and Girls with Albinism Network in Abuja, I can see clearly now. I feel very happy.

“Now my academic performance will improve. I really thank the NGO for giving albinism children a chance to focus on their future.”

Abubakar Usman, a junior secondary school student in Gbazango, said, “With the help of glasses, I can see my friends clearly.”

Another beneficiary, Zafanaya Gideon, thanked the organisers for the gesture, which she described as a “game changer” in her life.

“The free eye check and the glasses will change my life in an immeasurable way. Thank you. I can see very well now,” she said.

Musa Shuaibu, another student, said his sight has significantly improved after the treatment.

He added that he could see everybody with the help of glasses.

The story was no different for Rose Chukwuemeka, who said she could not see small letters but could now see everything with the help of glasses.

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