I-CHICAGO—Thintela Ubumfamaubhengeze unyaka ka-2022 njengo “Nyaka woMbono waBantwana.”
Injongo kukuqaqambisa nokujongana neemfuno ezahlukeneyo nezibalulekileyo zombono kunye nempilo yamehlo yabantwana kunye nokuphucula iziphumo ngokukhuthaza, impilo yoluntu, imfundo, kunye nokwazisa, umbutho, owona mbutho mdala ungenzi nzuzo wezempilo yamehlo kunye nokhuseleko lwesizwe, ukhankanyile. Iingxaki zokubona eziqhelekileyo ebantwaneni ziquka i-amblyopia (iliso elivilaphayo), i-strabismus (amehlo anqamlezileyo), kunye nempazamo yokubona, kubandakanya i-myopia, i-hyperopia kunye ne-astigmatism.
Ukunceda ekusombululeni ezi ngxaki, iPrevent Blindness iza kuqalisa amanyathelo ahlukeneyo kunye neenkqubo kulo lonke uNyaka woMbono waBantwana, kuquka kodwa kungaphelelanga apho:
● Nika iintsapho, abanakekeli, kunye neengcali izixhobo zemfundo zasimahla kunye nezixhobo ngezihloko ezahlukeneyo zempilo yamehlo kuquka iingxaki zokubona kunye neengcebiso zokhuseleko lwamehlo.
● Qhubeka nemizamo yokwazisa nokusebenzisana nabenzi bomgaqo-nkqubo ngamathuba okujongana nempilo yabantwana yokubona kunye namehlo njengenxalenye yophuhliso lwabantwana abancinci, imfundo, ubulungisa kwezempilo, kunye nempilo yoluntu.
● Qhuba uthotho lwee-webinars zasimahla, eziqhutywa yi-IZiko leSizwe leMpilo yamehlo yabantwana kunye neMpilo yamehlo kwiPrevent Blindness (NCCVEH), kuquka izihloko ezifana nempilo yombono yabantwana abaneemfuno ezizodwa, kunye neeworkshops ezivela kwiUmbono Ongcono Kunyeimibutho yoluntu kunye nekarhulumente.
● Yandisa ukufikelela kwe-NCCCVEHI-Children's Vision Equity Alliance.
● Khokela imizamo yokukhuthaza uphando olutsha malunga nempilo yamehlo nokubona kwabantwana.
● Qalisa iiphulo ezahlukeneyo zemidiya yoluntu malunga nezihloko ezithile zombono wabantwana kunye nemiba ethile. Iiphulo zokubandakanya i-#YOCV kwizithuba. Abalandeli baya kucelwa ukuba bafake i-hashtag kwizithuba zabo.
● Ukuqhuba iinkqubo ezahlukeneyo kuyo yonke inethiwekhi enxulumeneyo yePrevent Blindness ezinikele ekuphuculeni umbono wabantwana, kubandakanya imicimbi yokuhlolwa kwamehlo kunye neemiboniso zempilo, imibhiyozo yokunikezelwa kwamabhaso kwiPerson of Vision, ukuqatshelwa kwabameli bakarhulumente nabengingqi, nokunye.
“Ngo-1908, iPrevent Blindness yasungulwa njenge-arhente yezempilo yoluntu ezinikele ekusindiseni ukubona kwiintsana ezisandul’ ukuzalwa. Kwiminyaka emininzi edlulileyo, siye sandisa kakhulu uthumo lwethu lokujongana nemiba eyahlukeneyo yokubona kwabantwana, kuquka indima edlalwa kukubona okunempilo ekufundeni, ukungalingani kwempilo kunye nokufikelela ekunyamekelweni kwabantu abambalwa, kunye nokuxhasa inkxaso-mali yokuxhasa uphando kunye neenkqubo,” utshilo uJeff Todd, umongameli kunye ne-CEO yePrevent Blindness.
Wongeze uTodd wathi, “Sijonge phambili ku-2022 kunye noNyaka woMbono waBantwana, kwaye simema bonke abo banomdla wokuxhasa eli phulo libalulekileyo ukuba banxibelelane nathi namhlanje ukuze basincede sinike abantwana bethu ikamva eliqaqambileyo.”