HEAL (Healthy Eyes Awareness Literacy) the World is an awareness campaign for young people between the ages of 10 to 25 years old designed towards the eradication of avoidable blinding diseases in underdeveloped sub-saharan communities. Over 80% of less-developed community dwellers in Africa today suffer from preventable blindness which is totally avoidable. As young change-initiators, one way we have decided to ameliorate this public health challenge is to increase the level of awareness in our society. We believe that this project will bridge the knowledge gap of avoiding blindness. The campaign was created to educate young people on how to eliminate preventable blindness, first aid treatment for eye injuries and how to promote good eye hygiene.

Through our survey, we discovered that less that 25% of young people knew about first aid treatment for eye injuries which is a common cause of preventable blindness among high school students. During the project, we were able to reach out to over 100 students within the specified age range in Benin City to train and enlighten them about their eye health. After the project, more than 90% students were trained and educated on first aid treatment for eye emergencies and how to prevent avoidable blindness.