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Eye Heroes draws to a conculsion

In 2013 at Moorfields Eye Hospital, we committed to combating preventable sight loss. We pioneered the UK’s first child-led public health initiative, empowering all levels of society to prioritise eye tests. Now, nine years later and amidst a global pandemic, we reflect on our journey, sharing key moments, achievements, and lessons. This report reviews our decade-long experience, examining the evolution of the Eye Heroes model to adapt to the post-pandemic world. It is designed for easy reading.

If you’d like further details on any aspect of our work then please email us on:

yusrahsh@gmail.com

 

Fighting avoidable sight loss

Eye Heroes is a child-led campaign to fight avoidable sight loss in the uk.

Our volunteers deliver interactive workshops (face to face and online) to train children to become eye health champions and inform others in their families and communities.

At the moment our programme is paused. We will update this page one we restart workshops and volunteer recruitment.

Our fun and interactive workshops…

  • share essential information about eye care

  • boost child confidence

  • include games, videos, role play and more

  • are suitable for children aged 8–12

  • are run by trained volunteers in a fun and memorable way.

August 2020

 “Eye Heroes is a fantastic programme. It allows children to learn really useful knowledge not covered in the curriculum.”

Teacher, Birmingham

 Awards

  • Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award – Recognition of outstanding contribution by UK volunteers making a change in their communities (2019)

  • Nesta and The Observer New Radical Award – Award for societal change (2018)

  • Visionary Together we are Stronger – Partnership with Henshaws (2017)

  • Vision UK Award – Best project addressing outcome 1 of UK Vision Strategy (2016)

News

  • September: Cheeky Chimps Go To The Opticians: Making an eye-test a positive experience.

  • July 2021: Championing eye health the Eye Heroes way. Our workshops have been having an impact. Read more

  • June 2021: Looking after your eyes for lifelong health, who can get a free eye test? Read more

  • April 2021: Why is sight loss increasing? Read more

  • March 2021: Whether you’re looking for somewhere to volunteer or a current volunteer wondering how to describe your experience at Eye Heroes for future career destinations, here are three reasons to be a part of Eye Heroes. Read more

  • Feb 2021: Eye Heroes beginnings - read about our founding by Manjul Rathee and Yusrah Shweikh. Read more

  • Jan 2021: In order to adapt to COVID restrictions, Eye Heroes have been running online workshops via Eventbrite. This has allowed us to continue delivering workshops during lock down. Read more

  • Dec 2020: We have BIG news here at Eye Heroes! We were awarded a grant from the Vision Foundation, which will expand our work in London. Over the next two years, we plan to run at least 200 workshops, which should lead to 15,000 people getting sight tests. Read more

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