Via Dianne in Groningen heeft Johan Knol 400 brillen meegenomen naar een hospitaal in Sri Lanka. Lees de onderstaande mail voor meer informatie:

Hallo Dianne,

Hier gaat het goed. We beleven een mooie en leerzame periode. We zijn eergisteren de brillen gaan afleveren in "Centre for Sight", onderdeel van het Kandy General Hospital in Kandy. Zie mijn weblog<http://watdoendaar.blogspot.com/>voor een verslagje, en foto's!

Groetjes en keep up the good work,
Johan

Het blog van Johan is interessant om te lezen. Wij plaatsen hieronder het verslag:

Yesterday morning we visited Centre for Sight, to donate the about 400 spectacle frames we brought with us. (Thanks to Dianne!) This time, a doctor took much time for us, and a lot of things about one of the main eye centers of Sri Lanka were explained to us. For example it became clear to us, that it's not really a governmental institution, since most of the funding is collected via donations! In the eye center are about 40 specialists and 200 nurses. The environment is clean, and one of the most special thing that has been taught to the employees is discipline. Discipline normally is something that many people in Sri Lanka have a lack of, but in this part of the Kandy General Hospital is well organized. The doctor we met was very friendly and warm, and we discovered he's the person who taught discipline to Bhante Seelagawesi and introduced him to Europe. What a coincidence! The doctor talked a lot with us, and showed us around through the eye clinic. A lot of small childs younger than 8 months, almost blind, receive eye surgery. The amount of children to be helped depends on the amount of donation money that is received. To help one child to be able to see its entire life, costs about 10.000 rps, that is 100 dollar. To help adult people is less costly, 20 dollar.