Vision Spring
Empowers individuals worldwide by providing affordable, quality glasses to improve vision and enhance their lives.
About
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Headquarters
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
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Since
2001
Adds to the quality of lives of the needy by providing eyewear through non-profits, social entrepreneurs, government agencies and corporates. It is do Read morene through partnership or franchise programs. Believes in offering new glasses at affordable rates as compared to donating recycled old glasses to serve low-income consumers as customers to correct refractive error, presbyopia and benefit the process of vision correction. Provides loans to female entrepreneurs to start their own businesses offering reading glasses. Operates various programs to advance social impact with three themes as shared below: - See to Earn for adults to enhance earning potential, - See to Learn for school going children so that they learn better, - See to be Safe for truck drivers and allied transport workers so that all road users are safe. Claims to have impacted as follows: - Runs 16 mobile screening units on the road in India. - Created a network of 200 vision partners globally providing 100 children and 2 million women with affordable corrective glasses. - Reached 5.2 million people in 43 countries. Besides India, it operates in El Salvador, Guatemala, Bangladesh and South Africa in partnership with other organizations.
Demographies Served
Cause Area
Programs
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PROSPER
The PROSPER study highlights the transformative impact of eyeglasses on global worker productivity. Conducted by VisionSpring, Clearly, Orbis, and Queens University Belfast, the randomized control trial revealed that providing tea pickers in India with corrective lenses increased productivity by 21.7%, soaring to nearly 32% for workers over 50. This marks the highest productivity boost recorded from any health intervention. The findings underscore the critical role of vision correction in enhancing workforce efficiency and emphasize the need for widespread access to eyeglasses, particularly in labor-intensive sectors.
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THRIVE
The THRIVE (Tradespeople and Hand-workers Rural Initiative for a Vision-enhanced Economy) is a groundbreaking trial in rural Bangladesh, exploring the link between vision correction and income. By providing reading glasses to workers in agriculture, artisan crafts, and micro-enterprises, the trial revealed a remarkable 33.4% increase in median income. It emphasizes the transformative impact of clear vision on productivity, echoing findings from the 2018 PROSPER trial, which showed a 21.7% productivity boost among tea workers. THRIVE also highlights the potential of training community health workers to expand access to vision care in low-income areas.
Leadership Team
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Ella Gudwin
CEO
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Jordan Kassalow
Founder
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Vivek Rathi
Global Vice President of Finance
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Nafis Islam
Global Vice President of Resource Mobilization
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
100+
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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FCRA
Not Available
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CSR Registration Number
Not Available
Location
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust