Ojos del Mundo

Working to prevent avoidable blindness

Ojos del Mundo is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to fighting avoidable blindness—sight loss that can be prevented or treated. It works in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions, developing projects that restore sight to improve people’s lives and help address poverty.

Local eye care and health systems

The foundation works in eye health with a focus on strengthening local health systems. Its projects train local professionals and promote universal access to vision care. Its work includes prevention, eye health services, and connections to human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Projects

Ojos del Mundo runs projects in several countries, including:

• Ojos de Bolivia
• Ojos de Mali
• Ojos de Mozambique
• Ojos del Sáhara

The foundation also has a strategic plan for 2026–2030.

Programs and public outreach

The foundation publishes news, interviews, and testimonials about its work and its impact on global eye health. Outreach initiatives include vision screening and glasses for students, eye exams at schools, and campaigns about inequalities in eye health.

Governance and transparency

The organization has a board of trustees, an advisory council, a medical committee, an operations team, and regional offices. It publishes its bylaws and code of ethics and conduct, along with information about transparency, registries and stakeholders, public grants and assistance, and contracting terms.

Contact

Address: 144–146 Tamarit, mezzanine, unit 2A, 08015 Barcelona. Phone: 93 451 51 52. The foundation is also on Facebook, X (Twitter), YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn.