BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Dr. Anshu Chandra is a fellow Rotarian and an optometrist base d in Upstate New York.  She is presenting the life-changing eye care her  volunteer team provides in rural Haiti. Since 2010\, she has been servin g communities with little or no access to eye care. In 2015\, they establi shed a small\, full-time clinic inside the local hospital in Fond-des-Blan cs. What began as a modest effort has grown into one of Haiti’s busiest and most trusted eye centers. Their team has provided over 132\,088 free e ye exams\, restored sight\, prevented avoidable blindness\, and delivered care to thousands of patients who would otherwise go without. On a typical day\, they see more than 100 patients\, many of whom walk hours or even d ays to reach the clinic. Sustainability is central to their work. The clin ic functions as a training center for Haitian staff\, equipping local prof essionals with the skills to deliver high-quality\, internationally aligne d care. Each year\, they serve up to 15\,000 people on a budget of less th an $50\,000 through the Global Eye Project\, a fully volunteer-run nonprof it with no administrative overhead. They are currently facing a critical c hallenge: the hospital that houses their clinic will soon reclaim the spac e. They have secured land\, acquired equipment\, trained a Haitian team\, and completed architectural plans with Architects Without Borders to build a permanent facility. Ensuring this essential service continues uninterru pted is their highest priority. She will share this story with our club\, including the journey\, the lives changed\, and the path forward to susta ining eye care in one of Haiti’s most underserved regions. Anshu Chandra has 16 years of experience providing eye care in Haiti. She leads a perma nent clinic in Fond-des-Blancs\, supports mobile clinics\, and helps train local eye care professionals\, including the Haitian ophthalmology reside ncy program in Port-au-Prince. She holds a Doctor of Optometry degree and completed her residency at SUNY College of Optometry. She has provided car e in Nepal\, Haiti\, Peru\, Lebanon\, Tanzania\, Honduras\, Guatemala\, th e Dominican Republic\, Mexico\, Indonesia\, and India. DTEND:20260407T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260410T161747Z DTSTART:20260407T171500Z LOCATION:Trezero SEQUENCE:1 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Club Meeting: SPEAKER Dr. Anshu Chandra eye care in Haiti UID:1e83d780-93bc-463b-806f-36ce4d124851-639111789000000000 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Dr. Ansh u Chandra is \;a fellow Rotarian and an optometrist based in Upstate N ew York. \; She is presenting the life-changing eye care her \;vol unteer team provides in rural Haiti.

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Since 2010\, she has been s erving communities with little or no access to eye care. In 2015\, they es tablished a small\, full-time clinic inside the local hospital in Fond-des -Blancs. What began as a modest effort has grown into one of Haiti’s bus iest and most trusted eye centers. Their team has provided over 132\,088 f ree eye exams\, restored sight\, prevented avoidable blindness\, and deliv ered care to thousands of patients who would otherwise go without. On a ty pical day\, they see more than 100 patients\, many of whom walk hours or e ven days to reach the clinic.

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Sustainability is central to their work. The clinic functions as a training center for Haitian staff\, equip ping local professionals with the skills to deliver high-quality\, interna tionally aligned care. Each year\, they serve up to 15\,000 people on a bu dget of less than $50\,000 through the Global Eye Project\, a fully volunt eer-run nonprofit with no administrative overhead.

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They are curr ently facing a critical challenge: the hospital that houses their clinic w ill soon reclaim the space. They have secured land\, acquired equipment\, trained a Haitian team\, and completed architectural plans with Architects Without Borders to build a permanent facility. Ensuring this essential se rvice continues uninterrupted is their highest priority.

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She wil l \;share this story with our club\, including the journey\, the lives changed\, and the path forward to sustaining eye care in one of Haiti’s most underserved regions.

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Anshu Chandra has 16 years of exper ience providing eye care in Haiti. She leads a permanent clinic in Fond-de s-Blancs\, supports mobile clinics\, and helps train local eye care profes sionals\, including the Haitian ophthalmology residency program in Port-au -Prince. She holds a Doctor of Optometry degree and completed her residenc y at SUNY College of Optometry. She has provided care in Nepal\, Haiti\, P eru\, Lebanon\, Tanzania\, Honduras\, Guatemala\, the Dominican Republic\, Mexico\, Indonesia\, and India.
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