This project is supported by L'OCCITANE en Provence Hong Kong.
Context
In Hong Kong, eye screening is not available to disadvantaged populations. It is in the early years of life that many abnormalities can occur, which is why screening is all the more important in the early years. However, not all children have access to early detection of eye disease. Failure to detect these pathologies can therefore hinder their success at school.
Supported Project
In 2023-2024, L'OCCITANE Hong Kong is continuing its partnership with the Hong Kong Society for the Blind. This project aims to offer eye screening services to 900 kindergarten kids and 15 detailed eye examination to a low-income group. Detailed eye examinations will also be realized to the students with visual impairments or physical disabilities.
The overall goal is to realize operations of early detection of visual defect and assure treatments in order to prevent further deterioration of eye-sight in young children and students. This opportunity will maximize their vision related performances in schooling and other daily activities.
Somes Figures
Budget 23,500 euros
Goal 900 beneficiaries
History of the Partnership
Project supported since 2015
L'OCCITANE Hong Kong has been supporting the Hong Kong Society for the Blind since 2015 to help them renovate a screening bus, train medical personnel, to carry out awareness-raising and screening activities in nursery and primary schools in the country.
Using vision screening buses to provide eye screening services to kindergartens was originated at 2004 by the Hong Kong Society for the Blind. The Society is also specialized in providing detailed outreach vision assessment to the visually impaired and the disabled students where they are more relaxed in familiar and comfortable environment at school.
In 2019, L'OCCITANE Hong Kong and the Foundation renewed its support to the NGO's project "Eye care services for the kindergarten children and visually impaired students". This new project targets children and students from underprivileged or low-income families. Screening and distribution of eyeglasses are organized in nurseries and for visually impaired or disabled students. L'OCCITANE employees arealso able to help the association to carry out eye screenings in day-care centers. The results of these medical examinations will be reported to IAPB1.
1International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
