A Life Helped in Somalia
For two weeks, 28-year-old Ismail Ahmed Adaawe from Mogadishu, Somalia, struggled in silence following a bike accident. He wore dark glasses not for style, but to survive the intense pain of an untreated corneal abrasion. Lacking the means to pay for care, he felt his only option was to wait and hope for the best. “I couldn’t afford the medication,” he explained, “so I just waited.”
No one should have to wait in pain. Ismail finally found the relief he needed through a comprehensive examination and proper treatment—provided at no cost to him, thanks to a project funded in part by Optometry Giving Sight (OGS).
Ismail’s story represents countless others in the Somali community who often suffer in silence. Donations from people like you enabled us to support Aden Adde International University’s Himilo Eye Trust vision center.
The Himilo Eye Trust center exists to ensure that financial limitations never stand between a patient and their vision, providing a place where every individual can be seen, treated, and respected.