Kenya: Blind since birth, the fact that Kipar is still alive is a credit to his family’s care. Blindness can be a death sentence in a country where no one can afford to be unproductive.
Kipar: Sight is life
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Professor Fred Hollows examining the eye of seven year old Tran Van Giap at the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) in Hanoi (Vietnam) in 1992. Photo courtesy of www.michaelamendolia.com.
"I believe that the basic attribute of mankind is to look after each other"