Lesa is fundraising for Flight for Sight
by Flying For Life
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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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25Aug
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Lesa is fundraising for Flight for Sight 3 weeks, 6 days agoLesa rested in the Savasana pose so their NGO received R75 to make a difference in South Africa
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Lesa is fundraising for Flight for Sight 1 month, 3 weeks agoLesa learnt more about Different Life, the backbone of Different.org that enables us to make a difference in South Africa
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Lesa is fundraising for Flight for Sight 1 month, 3 weeks agoLesa got their friends to #doDifferent and become an Activist. Their NGO project received R200 due to this.
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Lesa is fundraising for Flight for Sight 2 months agoLesa 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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Lesa is fundraising for Flight for Sight 2 months agoLesa 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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Lesa is fundraising for Flight for Sight 2 months agoSomeone shared on social media
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Lesa is fundraising for Flight for Sight 2 months agoLesa 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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Lesa is fundraising for Flight for Sight 2 months, 2 weeks agoLesa signed up as a #doDifferent activist completed step 1 of Becoming an Activist. Their NGO received R300 to make a difference in South Africa
Funded to date:
R 1,497
Funding goal: R 4,000
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