Stories of Impact

Watch our video to see the most recent Shared Vision trip to Kenya!  

Jan 21Good morning from Nairobi! Our crew got to sleep in a little this morning, as it’s 9:20am here. Last night we landed at about 11pm, but we got caught up with customs so we didn’t leave the Nairobi airport…

Hello! I am a retired optometrist and now serve as the Board President of Shared Vision International. I am excited for the opportunity to give an update on the activities of our organization and what we are anticipating in the…

In January 2023, Shared Vision International joined a team of fourteen Americans on a humanitarian mission to provide eye care in rural Kenya. This was the third visit to a remote rural village in the past four years. The all…

During a trip to Haiti, the Shared Vision team met a teenage boy with an extreme case of myopia (near-sightedness). The team was able to assemble a pair of glasses that closely matched the patient’s correction. One of the child’s…

Last month I had the pleasure of joining Dr. James Devine, Dr. Todd Pfeil and our non-profit co-founder, Troy Kirk, on a trip to Haiti. As this was our first official trip for Shared Vision International, we were unsure of what…

Haitian youth from our partner organization, H.E.L.P., were integral to the success of Shared Vision trips to Haiti. H.E.L.P. students aided our team by communicating with patients, translating between English and Haitian Creole. We were enormously grateful for their presence…