VISION 2020 India Team

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Outline
• VISION 2020 Initiative
• Global
• The Indian Initiative
• The Organisation
• Membership
• Work
• Achievements
• Challenges
• Future Opportunities

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VISION 2020: Global
Initiative
• A flagship program of IAPB and WHO and
is a functional convergent model (eye care
community) of INGOs, eye care
organizations, professionals and country
specific national programs.
•
Aim is to work together to eliminate
avoidable blindness worldwide by the year
2020, in order to give everyone in the world
the Right to Sight.

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The need for the Indian Initiative

• Vision for Vast Indian Population

• Incremental reduction of the burden of
Avoidable Blindness - 75%
• Social Responsibility
• Imbalance and Inadequacy in Service –
Urban & Rural
• Overcoming obstacles in Outreach
• Necessity of Human Right / Dignity

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VISION 2020 INDIA

Established in 2004, Vision 2020 India,

is a National confederate Body to
strengthen the implementation of the
Vision 2020 activities in alignment to
national objectives and targets and
thus contribute to the elimination of
avoidable blindness.

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What are our Core Values
VISION 2020: The Right to Sight – India

is committed to being a transparent,

accountable, inclusive and sustainable
organization that respects all its members
and stakeholders whose participation is
actively sought in democratic decision-
making and organizational learning. We
promote quality and equity in eye care, with
the highest ethical standards.

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Our Vision

We aspire for an India

free of avoidable blindness,
where every citizen enjoys the gift of Sight
and the visually challenged have enhanced
quality of life as a Right

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Our Mission
To work with eye care organizations in India for
the elimination of avoidable blindness by
provision of equitable and affordable services as
well as rehabilitation of visually challenged
persons through development of appropriate
policies, quality standards, advocacy, training,
and promotion of best practices with a special
emphasis on the poor and marginalized sections
of society and underserved areas

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Six Key Strategic Areas

• Advocacy
• Policy & Program
• Quality in Eye Care
• Resource Mobilization
• Resource Centre
• Organizational Development

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VISION 2020
Service Delivery Pyramid

50.0 mil. Centre of Excellence

20

5.0 mil. Training Centre

200

Service Centre
500,000 2,000

Vision Centre
50,000 20,000

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Focus Area
• Underserved, Unreached, Rural
Communities
• Institutions engaged in Eye care
• National & State Govt.
• Ophthalmologists & Para-Ophthalmic
Professionals
• Membership Development and value
addition to members

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A Glimpse of Initiatives-1
• Facilitation of State Action Plans
• Advocacy & Information Sharing
– Interface with Policy makers / Politicians
– Building a strong relationship with the Govt. at
National & State level
– Development of XI Five Year Plan for the National
Program
– Celebrating World Sight Day as National Event
– Supporting Publication of Community Eye Health
Journal with Indian Supplement (Quarterly)
– E-News Bulletin for regular update of activities
– National Awards for outstanding service delivery

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A Glimpse of Initiatives-2
• Capacity Building of member organizations
– Consultation
– Regional Workshops / Seminars
– Networking
• Organizing Thematic Workshops
• Development of Long Range Strategic Plan
to achieve the objective of VISION 2020
• Brand Ambassador – Mrs. Hema Malini
• Value addition to all partners - USP

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Member Organizations
Member Organizations in 13 States / UT

Total 65 members

1
7

4 2

3 4 2
4
11

15
4
States & UT with
VISION 2020 INDIA
member organizations 6
2

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Memberships
• Founder - The Organizations both National and International,
from Govt. and Non-Govt. sector that have initially established
Vision2020:The Right to Sight - India forum

• Institutional - Any Organization from Voluntary Sector working

in Eye Care & registered under appropriate statutory provisions
(includes Govt. Institutions)

• Associate - Any Organization from Voluntary Sector working in

Eye Care & registered under appropriate statutory provisions
(includes Govt. Institutions) with different fees & holding no office
condition.

• Industry / Corporate - Industries involved in manufacturing of

ophthalmic supplies, Equipments, Pharmaceuticals etc.

• Honorary - Institutions/ Individuals by invitation.

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How do Members benefit?
• Visits to all stakeholders
• Initiated Interactions and Interface
• Structured Seminars / Symposiums
• Information collection and sharing
• Organizing tailor-made Projects / Programs /
Discussion in Open Forums / Interaction with
subject matter specialists
• Networking Through National Events /
Delegations / Representations

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Future Initiatives
• Focus on the 6 Strategic Areas
– Support to NPCB, Govt. of India in implementation
of XI Five Year Plan
– Development of several databases
– World Sight Day 2008 celebration
– Developing new avenues of Member Service
– Promotion of best practices

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Future initiatives for members
The strength of our Organization are the
skills and experience of our members.

• Information dissemination about

– Work of all member organizations,
– About GOI initiatives,
– Donor initiatives
• We will also identify areas of synergy
among member organisations

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To summarize
The strength of our Organization are the
skills and experience of our member
organizations (currently 65).

• Our challenge is to channelise and

synergise this immense strength to impact
on the issue of relevance to us (working
closely with the Government to reduce the
disease burden, further enhance quality
and build capacities of various personnel.

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Please join and work with us

For further details, please contact

National Secretariat Team at New Delhi

Dr Rajesh Noah, Executive Director

[email protected]

Mr Manish Kumar, Programme Manager

[email protected]

www.vision2020india.org
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Together, we can (and will) make our
vision a reality by using a Rights based
Approach of :
An India free of avoidable blindness,
where every citizen enjoys the gift of Sight,
and
the visually challenged have enhanced
quality of life as a Right

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Thank You

The VISION 2020 INDIA

Team

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