The A2Z Child Blindness Program Regional Capacity Building Workshop Program Design for Pediatric Eye Care Interventions Prepared by: Kelly C. Josiah A2Z Child Blindness Program Manager

 Program originates through Congressional directive  $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 have been 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: Fred Hollows Foundation - Vietnam

 Grants Fund Management  Results Reporting  Cumulative summary of quarterly activities  M&E  Financial status  Documentation & Communication  Case studies  Website features –  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

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 - Bolivia VisionSpring - India Individuals received vision screening Overall Program Activities 2,536,463

Fred Hollows Foundation - Vietnam FUDEM – 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 - Vietnam Children received cataract surgery Overall Program Activities 6,712

Perkins - Philippines ICEE – 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 Evaluation and Final Reporting to USAID