2006
In 2006, Give the Gift of Sight provided care to 753,207 people worldwide, up 13% from 2005. Over 404,000 people received eye exams or a pair of recycled eyeglasses during the year’s 16 missions: Mexico (six missions), Panama (one), Romania (one), Ecuador (one), China (one), Honduras (two), Paraguay (two), Mali (one, the first in Africa, for 29,000 people) and Cambodia (one). In North America, care was provided to 349,144 people: 72,493 were in stores and with discount vouchers (free or heavily-discounted eyeglasses), 207,883 people were helped in nurseries, schools and health care fairs, 12,702 people were examined in Vision Vans, 19,876 were helped during missions, 36,190 people were assisted on Hometown Days and 998,340 pairs of glasses were recycled.