So today was a glorious day indeed, to make things much better it was dedicated to Women. The games started at 8am as indicated earlier and we had all members of @bettervision and students from the Optometry Department over to celebrate the day together and to have fun. Five different set of groups were made and each group had their own jerseys based on their selected teams, this made them unique. Games played included soccer, Ludo, Oware, Cards, Fifa 19 and athletics involving a 100 and 200 meter race. The whole thing took ended at 5pm and @nattybongo was proudly the coordinator and MC. After everything there was the photoshoot session where each group got the chance to showcase their jerseys.
Also in honor of the International Women’s Day celebration there is going to be a free eye screening eye for the students of Kumasi Wesley Girls Senior High School which comes tomorrow the 9th of March, on the School premises, this is to show our love and appreciation for women in our own way that we can and to contribute to girl child education as we have been doing with @girlsfoundation, Ghana. Our eyes are key elements in the education process and as such we take it seriously to make sure that students have the best vision they can have and thus make the best of their learning process as made available to them.
We are thus grateful for the continual support of the steemit community and @fundition the great love they have shown us ever since we joined the blockchain, your support is indeed making a difference in the lives of others.
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day focused on the movement of women’s right. It is celebrated on the 8th of March, every year, the day is also used to create civil awareness, anti-sexism and anti-discrimination awareness. The day was initially predominantly celebrated by socialist and communist countries until it was adopted by the United Nations in 1975. Although not all countries around the globe celebrates this day, some countries consider is an important public holiday, is some countries it is a day for women to protest whereas in others like Ghana it is day for womanhood celebration
What is @bettervision about?
@bettervision is is a project initiated by @nattybongo and friends to give back to the society the knowledge and skill acquired through the Optometric Studies in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.It is an outreach system where we visit the less privileged communities to offer free eye screening services and education to the people within the community
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To reduce or prevent vision loss through diseases such as glaucoma, cataract and refractive errors.
To enlighten the majority of the Ghanaian population about the importance of proper visual care.
To conscientize people on the need for regular eye checks
To get more people to have their wards screened within the Critical periods of a Child’s Vision Development; thus from ages 3 to till about 10 years.
To help the blind and people with low vision live a better life within the society through education of the general public to stop stigmatization.
To help in the fight of extreme poverty that puts the health of people at risk
Our greatest gratitude goes to @fundition @adollaraday @surfyogi @girlsfoundation @bleepcoin @ackza @indigoocean @nanzo-scoop @steemstem @demotruk @pennsif @steem-ambassador @kasho and @wafrica for helping to make the aims and objectives of @bettervision a reality.
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