A few days before our 25th Anniversary Gala, AECP Founder Dr. Roger Ohanesian received a letter from President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who congratulated him and the Armenian EyeCare Project on 25 years of service in Armenia.
A few days before our 25th Anniversary Gala, AECP Founder Dr. Roger Ohanesian received a letter from President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who congratulated him and the Armenian EyeCare Project on 25 years of service in Armenia.
Since our Cornea Transplant Program began in 2016, we have provided over 70 cornea transplants in Armenia thanks to our generous donors and their contributions. However, there are still many Armenians on the list awaiting surgery. One of them is Armine.
It’s been a momentous year for our organization with much to celebrate. It culminated with an extra-special AECP 25th Anniversary Gala.
Every year for the past decade, a group of Armenian-Americans in Racine, Wisconsin organize a Golf Outing for their community and donate proceeds from the event to the Armenian EyeCare Project. This year was the group’s 10th Annual Golf Outing and it had the biggest turnout yet!
To reduce vision impairment and blindness from diabetic eye disease in Armenia, the World Diabetes Foundation has awarded the Armenian EyeCare Project a $200,000 grant for a three-year diabetes program.
To commemorate 25 years of service, each month this year, we will feature a key element of our organization that has allowed us to bring eye care to the people of Armenia. This month, we write about our partnership with USAID, which has made it possible for us to offer eye care to the most vulnerable in Armenia.
Another year, another World Sight Day celebrated in Armenia. The AECP has been honoring the annual day of awareness, which focuses on global attention on blindness and vision impairment, for over a decade now. Find out how we celebrated this year.
On September 21, 1991, the people of Armenia voted to proclaim independence from the Soviet Union. Though challenging at first, the courageous move toward self-governance has led to much progress in Armenia, including the state of medical care in the country. The Armenian EyeCare Project is proud to have been involved in this evolution from the very beginning.
Last year, the Armenian EyeCare Project began a cornea transplant program, asking donors to sponsor the surgery for those in Armenia who needed it. Here are the stories of three Armenians who recently received cornea transplants because of your support.
Dan Yessian, an award-winning composer, producer and musician, has been a proud donor of the Armenian EyeCare Project for years. Now his dream is to inspire others to give to the same cause he cares so deeply about.
