Grace Vision, Zithulele Mission Hospital, Mqanduli (2025)

19/11/2025

Grace Vision is proud to announce yet another successful Surgical Cataract Camp, run in partnership with Operation Healing Hands-OHH and Blind Loyalty ( Amanda Cromhout )over the three days of 24–26 October.
Over this period, we successfully completed 63 Sight-Restoring Surgeries, bringing hope and restored vision to members of our rural Eastern Cape communities.

All costs for the Ophthalmologists were generously covered by Operation Healing Hands, while the patients’ medical and operational costs were fully supported by Blind Loyalty. This combined support enabled us to deliver high-quality surgical care to those who need it most.

We extend our sincere gratitude to the remarkable Ophthalmologists who participated. They truly experienced the authentic realities of delivering healthcare in the deep rural Eastern Cape - from 42°C heat and power failures on Day 1 to cold and rain by Day 3. Despite every obstacle, their dedication never faltered.

This camp was a resounding success, made possible through teamwork, resilience, and shared purpose. Grace Vision looks forward to continuing partnerships like these as we work to better serve our communities going forward.

29/10/2025

Zimvo and Nophuza’s Journey to Sight
In the remote hills of the Eastern Cape, two six-year-olds lived in a world of shadows.
Zimvo Futhani and Nophuza Nkoliso were both born with cataracts, facing a life where every sunrise looked the same, blurred and dim.

But that all changed.

Thanks to the incredible partnership between Grace Vision, CURE Day Hospital Foreshore, Dr. Claire Kennedy, Right to Sight Trust, Alcon, Blind Loyalty, HCI Foundation, Zenzele NPC, and Adcock Ingram, these two children were given the chance to see the world for the first time.

Their journey, from rural classrooms to the bright lights of the surgical theatre, is one of courage, compassion, and community.

Watch their story unfold in “Zimvo and Nophuza’s Journey to Sight.”

Two children. Two families. One journey, from darkness to light.

HCI Foundation
Cure Day Hospitals
Amanda Cromhout

https://gracevision.org.za/fundraising-campaign/

14/10/2025

Milestone Moment!

Grace Vision is celebrating a major achievement as over 400 patients have now received the gift of sight in 2025.

A heartfelt thank you to the incredible Dr. Dayimani and Dr. Hongo for their continued partnership and dedication to restoring vision and hope across the Eastern Cape.

This past weekend our team performed at least 48 cataract surgeries over two days at the Zithulele Theatre, each one a life transformed and a story renewed.

Together, we’re changing lives where it matters most.

30/09/2025

Two children. Two families. One journey from darkness to light.

Futhani Zimvo and Nophuza Nkoliso are just six years old. Both were born with cataracts that have clouded their sight since birth. Without urgent surgery, their chance of seeing the world clearly,
or for the very first time, could be lost forever.

Grace Vision is taking them to Cape Town for life-changing cataract surgery. For Futhani, it means the chance to finally see clearly. For Nophuza, it may be his first glimpse of the world around him, though the outcome remains uncertain after years without treatment.

Together, we can give them, and many more like them, the gift of sight.
Join us on this journey.

Donate here: https://gracevision.org.za/fundraising-campaign/

Follow Grace Vision for more updates on their story coming soon.

25/09/2025

Grace Vision Provides Second Set of Glasses for Triplets

KSD District, Eastern Cape - Three sisters from a rural village in the King Sabata Dalindyebo district have received their second set of free prescription glasses through Grace Vision’s school eye-care program.

The triplets - Imibongo, Onikileyo, and Unako - were first diagnosed with vision problems over two years ago during a routine school screening. At that time, they were issued their initial pairs of glasses. Recent follow-up screenings showed that all three have specialized needs, requiring updated prescriptions and lenses carefully tailored to their eyesight.

To ensure the girls received the support they needed without delay, Grace Vision made a special trip to their home village to personally deliver the new glasses. The updated lenses will enable the children to continue their education with clarity and confidence.

The sisters are raised by their grandmother, who manages the household and farms the land to provide for the family, with additional support from an aunt working in the city. On the day of Grace Vision’s visit, their grandmother was preparing fields for a potato crop - a reflection of the hard work and resilience that sustains many rural families in the Eastern Cape.

Grace Vision’s ongoing care highlights the importance of continuity in rural eye health services. By rescreening children and addressing their evolving needs, the organization ensures that children like Imibongo, Onikileyo, and Unako are supported beyond a first diagnosis, giving them the long-term opportunity to learn and thrive.

09/09/2025

Grace Vision | Restoring Sight and Hope in Rural South Africa

In the rural Eastern Cape, sight changes everything.
A grandmother can once again see her family. A child, once caring for a visually impaired relative, can return to school. A father regains the ability to provide for his household.

This is the impact of Grace Vision. Through school screenings, adult eye care, life-changing cataract surgeries, and the distribution of free spectacles, we are doing what we can with the resources we have.

Yet the need is far greater than what we can meet alone. Every day, thousands still wait for the gift of sight. With your support, we can reach them.

Learn more and be part of this journey: https://gracevision.org.za/fundraising-campaign/

02/09/2025

Dr. Clare F. Kennedy, a dedicated Ophthalmologist who has generously given her time and expertise to Grace Vision, speaks about cataract surgery a life-changing procedure that restores sight and renews dignity.

She explains why access to this vital surgery should not be limited by geography or circumstance, but recognized as a right for all.

Without individuals like Dr. Kennedy, and the generosity of our donors who make this work possible, none of these life-changing surgeries could take place. She reminds us of the power of skilled care, compassion, and generosity in bringing hope and vision back to those who need it most.

30/08/2025

An amazing group of leaders who make up our Board.
William Bantom, Sipho Zondi, Dean Meistre, Mosetsana Tuswa, Eric Albrecht, John Rae 🛐

19/08/2025

We’re back in Nyandeni!
Grace Vision is proud to announce the launch of our second Schools Team, based in Canzibe in the Nyandeni District of the rural Eastern Cape. Screenings will be provided for both Junior and Senior Primary Schools, helping to identify and address any undiagnosed visual impairments these learners may be facing. In a province where much-needed eye care is scarce, this service can prove to be life-changing.

We aim to build a clearer future, one child at a time!

04/08/2025

Sitofile Bukelwa – Grace Vision’s 300th cataract surgery patient in 2025

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we’ve been able to restore sight to hundreds of people across rural Eastern Cape—people like Sitofile, who’ve lived in darkness for far too long.

This isn’t just a number.
It’s a mother seeing her children again.
A grandmother finding her way home.
A life restored.

Thank you to everyone who makes this work possible.

Please consider supporting our work.
https://gracevision.org.za/grace-vision-expansion/

30/07/2025

Please consider helping fund more life changing eye care like this. https://gracevision.org.za/grace-vision-expansion/

Nomawethu Mbangwa. 44yrs

A mother of four, who until recently, hadn’t seen her children’s faces in over six months.
Her vision began to fade in 2021 but by 2024, she had gone completely blind in both eyes.
“I can’t see a single thing,” she said. “Not even my kids.”
Life became incredibly difficult.
One day, while trying to boil water to bathe her youngest child, she accidentally burned her leg and foot.
Her children, some still very young, had to take over the cooking and daily responsibilities.
“I’m at home all day, but I can’t help them. I don’t even know what I’m eating—whether it’s clean, or if there are flies in it. I can’t see.”
The stress became overwhelming.
“I can’t sleep. I just miss seeing my babies. I miss knowing how much they’ve grown.”
But hope came during our Mandela Day Surgical Campaign.
Nomawethu became the 67th patient to receive free life changing cataract surgery.
A symbolically gesture honoring 67 years of Mandela’s service with 67 lives changed.
Her case was especially meaningful.
Her sister and brother-in-law also received sight-restoring surgeries through Grace Vision—three members of one family, all affected by cataracts.
A powerful reminder of just how widespread preventable blindness is in the rural Eastern Cape.
“I’m so excited,” she said before the operation. “I just want to see my babies again. I’m praying everything goes well. I’m trusting that my sugar levels stay stable.”
For Nomawethu, this wasn’t just a procedure.
It was a turning point.
A second chance to live fully, love deeply, and see the faces she cherishes most.
This Mandela Day, we didn’t just give 67 minutes. We gave 67 people back their sight.
People like Nomawethu.
Grace Vision restoring sight, restoring dignity.

23/07/2025

This Mandela Day, Grace Vision marked the occasion not with minutes, but with impact.

In partnership with CBN Southern Africa Operation Blessing Southern Africa, we carried out 67 free cataract surgeries for elderly patients in the Eastern Cape—the same province where Nelson Mandela was born, raised, and began his lifelong fight for freedom and justice.

Many of the people we served grew up in the same villages and walked the same red earth as Madiba himself.
Zithulele Hospital, where the surgeries took place, lies less than 67 kilometers from Mandela’s childhood home in Qunu.

In these familiar hills, surrounded by the echoes of Mandela’s early life, we brought light back to 67 individuals who had been living in darkness—some for years.

We gave sight to his people, in the very place where his vision for justice first began.

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