Shiona Christie is fundraising for Flight for Sight
by Flying For Life
I believe Flight for Sight is a crucial cause. I am doing this because too many people outside of the cities are forgotten.
Shiona Christie
Flying for Life is raising funds to cover the cost of flights that enable volunteer healthcare professionals to access remote areas and tap into rural communities where there is a dire need for medical treatment. Our upliftment projects, surgeries, and training will take place at Donald Fraser Hospital in the Vhembe District in Limpopo and Dr Harry Surtie Hospital in the Northern Cape, throughout 2023. Volunteer healthcare professionals provide crucial, skilled medical interventions such as cataract surgeries for patients who would otherwise go untreated.
Both the Donald Fraser Hospital in the Vhembe District in Limpopo and Dr Harry Surtie Hospital in the Northern Cape, have increasing waiting lists; and due to a combination of variables such as patient location, waiting time, and general lifestyle with lack of access to UV protection, patients come in with very dense cataracts. If you have cataracts, they worsen time, impairing your vision irrevocably. Job loss and collapsed quality of life are ultimately and unavoidably a reality for these individuals. Left untreated cataracts can cause total blindness - this has a generational effect as younger familiar members in such communities are forced to stay home to assist their relatives.
Since the inception of Flying for Life, we have carried out over 1000 successful surgeries. The testimonials that come through from patients with restored eyesight are both humbling and inspiring. You need only hear one to realise the impact of such an operation, and gift.
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25Jul
Allocated R100 to Shiona Christie is fundraising for Flight for Sight 9 months, 4 weeks ago
Shiona Christie got their friend to #doDifferent and become an Activist. Their NGO project received R100 due to this.
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Allocated R50 to Shiona Christie is fundraising for Flight for Sight 9 months, 4 weeks ago
Shiona Christie has joined the #doDifferent Activist Facebook Group and become part of the #doDifferent community. Their NGO received R50 to make a difference in South Africa
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Allocated R600 to Shiona Christie is fundraising for Flight for Sight 9 months, 4 weeks ago
Shiona Christie shared their page for #doDifferent on Social Media and completed step 3 of Becoming an Activist. Their NGO received R600 to make a difference in South Africa
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Allocated R200 to Shiona Christie is fundraising for Flight for Sight 9 months, 4 weeks ago
Shiona Christie has updated their profile picture on their #doDifferent Activist page and completed step 2 of Becoming an Activist. Their NGO received R200 to make a difference in South Africa
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Allocated R200 to Shiona Christie is fundraising for Flight for Sight 9 months, 4 weeks ago
Shiona Christie signed up as a #doDifferent activist completed step 1 of Becoming an Activist. Their NGO received R200 to make a difference in South Africa