The A2Z Child Blindness Program
Regional Capacity Building WorkshopProgram Design for Pediatric Eye Care Interventions
Prepared by: Kelly C. JosiahA2Z Child Blindness Program Manager
Program originates through Congressional directive
1991 2005 2011
$20m to 25 NGOs implementing activities in 58 countries
Child Blindness Program managed under A2Z: The USAID Micronutrient and Child Blindness Project at the Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Background: USAID Child Blindness Program
Six competitive cycles havebeen coordinated
$6.9 million in total grant awards
4 Types of Grants:
Organizational Development (OD) – 1 year grant, from $25,000 – $50,000
Service Delivery (SD) – 2 year grant, from $100,000 - $500,000
Refugee Service Delivery (RSD) – 2 year grant, $200,000 Operations Research (OR) – 9 month grant, $50,000-
$100,000
USAID/A2Z Child Blindness & Eye Health Grants Fund: 2005-2011
Fred Hollows Foundation - Vietnam
Grants Fund Management
Results Reporting Cumulative summary of quarterly activities M&E Financial status
Documentation & Communication Case studies Website features – www.a2zproject.org Workshops – Program Design Partners Meetings
A2Z’s Role
As of March 2011:
41 grants awarded to 24 organizations working in 29 countries throughout Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia.
Grant Activities have been/are being conducted in:
Asia – India (6), Nepal (3), Philippines (2), Cambodia (2), Vietnam (1), Bangladesh (1), Thailand (3), Laos (1) and Indonesia (1)
Africa – South Africa (1), Nigeria (1), Malawi (3), Tanzania (4), Niger (1), Uganda (2), Ghana (1), Rwanda (1), Kenya (2), Ethiopia (3), Madagascar (1) and Zambia (1)
Latin America – Bolivia (2), Haiti (1), Guatemala (1), Ecuador (1), Mexico (1), Dominican Republic (1), El Salvador (1) and Peru (1)
USAID/A2Z Child Blindness & Eye Health Grants Fund
USAID/A2Z Child Blindness & Eye Health Grants Fund
1) Expand delivery of high-impact direct services (screening, treatment, and rehabilitation)
2) Scale-up innovative approaches to service provision and project implementation
3) Contribute to global knowledge base on effective approaches to large-scale pediatric eye care projects
Child Blindness & Eye Health Grants Fund: Priorities
International Eye Foundation - Malawi
Overall Program Activities
Himalayan Cataract Project - Nepal HKI - Niger
Personnel trained to perform screenings and/or refract…
28,810
CSRA - BoliviaVisionSpring - India
Individuals received vision screening
Overall Program Activities
2,536,463
Fred Hollows Foundation - VietnamFUDEM – El Salvador
Children referred by screening for additional services (refraction, medical or surgical treatment)
Overall Program Activities
100,459
ICEE – South Africa
Children have their refractive error corrected (received eyeglasses)
Overall Program Activities
42,595
Fred Hollows Foundation - VietnamFred Hollows Foundation - Vietnam
Children received cataract surgery
Overall Program Activities
6,712
Perkins - PhilippinesICEE – South Africa
Children who are blind or with low vision have received therapies and/or low vision devices
Perkins - Guatemala
Overall Program Activities
4,580
Child Sight Foundation - Bangladesh
Fred Hollows Foundation - Vietnam
Awareness raising and policy/advocacy…
Overall Program Activities
Provision of essential equipment• Perkins Braillers• Ophthalmoscopes• Retinoscopes• Autorefractometers• Tonometers• Operating microscopes• Slit lamps• Also: Yag laser; pediatric
anesthesia equipment; Diode laser; B-Scans
Overall Program Results
Future of the A2Z Child Blindness Program
A2Z is ending September 30, 2011
• Managing 12 remaining active grants• Conducting Regional Capacity Building
Workshops – Africa – KCCO, Tanzania (April 7-8)– Asia – Aravind, India (April 29-30)– Latin America – IRO, Peru (July 13-14)
• Hosting Final Partners Meeting – July 25-26• Evaluation and Final Reporting to USAID