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ORBIS Canada —
Saving Sight, Rebuilding Lives

ORBIS Canada, the Toronto-based development office of ORBIS International, is dedicated to the prevention of blindness, the saving of sight, the delivery of training, the transfer of skills and the creation of a world in which no one is needlessly blind, where quality eye care, education and treatment are available to everyone.

 
 
 
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REGISTER now for the ORBIS Pull for Sight Challenge!
Just imagine the bragging rights when you and your co-workers, friends and family members pull a sixty-tonne 757 cargo airplane twelve feet in the shortest time. Read more...

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Are YOU up for the ORBIS Pull for Sight Challenge?
The ORBIS Pull for Sight is a fun team competition to see which group can pull a FedEx 757 cargo airplane the fastest. This year's challenge will be held in Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary. Read more...
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5th Annual Sights on Asia Telethon
ORBIS Canada will host the 5th Annual Sights on Asia Telethon on Fairchild Television on Sunday, October 21, 2012 from 10pm to 11pm (EST). This Telethon will not only help raise the much-needed funds for ORBIS' projects in China, but also help expand awareness of ORBIS in the Chinese communities across Canada. Read more...
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Volunteers Needed
Volunteering with ORBIS Canada is a great opportunity to help transform someone’s life, participate in our fundraising events and help raise vital funds for our sight-saving programs. Read more...
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ORBIS Kids Sight Centres
There are approximately 19 million visually impaired children worldwide – 1.4 million of these children are totally blind. With your gift, ORBIS will create a network of Kids Sight Centres in the developing world where there is a pressing need for dedicated pediatric eye care services. Our goal is a systematic reduction of childhood blindness. Read more...
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Become an Advocate for Sight
ORBIS supporters, known as Advocates for Sight, share a common belief in the urgent need to end avoidable blindness. This shared belief motivates our supporters to raise funds, donate equipment and raise public awareness. The pathways to giving are as unique as you are. Become an Advocate for Sight and make a difference in the world. Read more...
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ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital lands in Philippines
The FEH’s first visit to Philippines coincided with the Flying Eye Hospital’s launch in 1982. This years’ program in Iloilo and Bacolod was ORBIS’ 10th visit to the Philippines. Read more...
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ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital in Indonesia
In March 2012, ORBIS completed a three-week Flying Eye Hospital skills-exchange program at Dr. Soetomo Teaching Hospital designed to meet the needs of the Indonesian Ophthalmology Association. The program covered the leading causes of treatable and preventable blindness including cataract, childhood blindness, corneal and retinal diseases. Read more...
 
 
ORBIS Canada charitable registration number: 886490 994 RR0001