VISION 2020 - INDIA Forum activities (January - March 2005)

The VISION 2020 - INDIA Forum has started playing a strong advocacy role in India not only to build awareness in various sectors (NNGOs, INGOs, Corporate and the Government) but also to help different State Governments develop state plans with support. Progress on this front was made in Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

The forum has also facilitated the development of manuals and guidelines for various activities of the VISION 2020 - INDIA Forum

This quarter, three workshops were organized in Kolkata and New Delhi with partner organizations, to boost the initiatives of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight - INDIA Forum. The main objectives were to assess childhood eye problems in the northeast of the country and to develop strategies to address them; to debate on national issues related to childhood blindness and develop standards for addressing them; and to strengthen programmes addressing corneal blindness and the eye banking movement within the country. This quarter has certainly seen an increase in the level of cooperation and cohesiveness among stakeholders.