Bolivia
GoodVision Bolivia ensures good eyesight throughout the country: from the subtropical lowlands to the borders with Brazil and Paraguay, across the Andean valleys and on the Altiplano at an altitude of 4,000 m to Lake Titicaca.
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GoodVision Bolivia
Prof. Max Steiner has built up the GoodVision program in Bolivia with great personal commitment. Born in Switzerland, he has been at home in Bolivia for a long time. Based in Santa Cruz, he not only manages the program in Bolivia, but also sets the course for all GoodVision programs there as coordinator for South America.
Off to the Altiplano!
Operations in the Altiplano pose a particular challenge: long journeys, long hours away from home and extreme weather conditions place high demands on the teams, both professionally and personally.
Flexible on the road with mobile teams
Since 2021, three mobile teams have been working for GoodVision in Bolivia. They often travel over a thousand kilometers in minibuses to provide people in remote villages with glasses as part of campaigns.
Off to the Altiplano!
Operations in the Altiplano pose a particular challenge: long journeys, long hours away from home and extreme weather conditions place high demands on the teams, both professionally and personally.
Flexible on the road with mobile teams
Since 2021, three mobile teams have been working for GoodVision in Bolivia. They often travel over a thousand kilometers in minibuses to provide people in remote villages with glasses as part of campaigns.
Off to the Altiplano!
Operations in the Altiplano pose a particular challenge: long journeys, long hours away from home and extreme weather conditions place high demands on the teams, both professionally and personally.
Flexible on the road with mobile teams
Since 2021, three mobile teams have been working for GoodVision in Bolivia. They often travel over a thousand kilometers in minibuses to provide people in remote villages with glasses as part of campaigns.
weltwärts cooperation
Every year, around 20 young women and men from Germany provide invaluable assistance to GoodVision Bolivia. They come to Santa Cruz through the German government's weltwärts program, which is organized by Volunta gGmbH. For one year, they assist with eye tests and help organize eye camps. Well trained by volunteer teams from EinDollarBrille in Germany, they have the necessary knowledge to actively support their Bolivian colleagues.
Would you like to support our team in Bolivia? You can find more information here:
Precision work in the grinding workshop
Since 2021, GoodVision Bolivia has been manufacturing lenses for patients with astigmatism in Santa Cruz. The lenses, which are ground specifically for each patient, are then transported by night bus as quickly as possible to eye camps in all regions of Bolivia: from the subtropical lowlands to the border with Brazil, to the Andean valleys and the Altiplano at an altitude of over 4,000 meters.
It is precisely there, at altitudes above 1,000 meters, that around 20 percent of the people who come to our eye tests are affected by astigmatism.
For me, the most important aspect of my work is being allowed to help. But also having to help.
