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Grace Vision Grace Vision provides free high quality primary eye care to the poorest region of the poorest province in South Africa.

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!

Sitofile Bukelwa – Grace Vision’s 300th cataract surgery patient in 2025 Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we’ve b...
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.

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Please consider helping fund more life changing eye care like this. https://gracevision.org.za/grace-vision-expansion/No...
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.

This Mandela Day, Grace Vision marked the occasion not with minutes, but with impact.In partnership with CBN Southern A...
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.

11/06/2025

Meet Ayanda Dyantyi – Optometrist Assistant and Schools Team Lead at Grace Vision.

Ayanda leads one of our dedicated outreach teams, bringing vital vision screenings to children in deeply rural schools across the Eastern Cape.

“You can see how their lives change,” he says. “A child who couldn’t see the board or read their book suddenly lights up after getting glasses. It’s immediate.”

But Ayanda’s impact doesn’t end in the classroom. He also supports our cataract surgery camps—where some of the most powerful moments happen.

“When there is a theater surgery, like a cataract surgery, it’s a privilege to see people when they are able to see,” he shares. “When they first arrive, you can tell they’re struggling to walk. Some have a carer. But after the surgery—it’s a joy. You see them dancing, singing, walking without anyone assisting them. It’s a great thing to see.”

Whether in schools or at surgical camps, Ayanda helps restore dignity, sight, and hope—one person at a time.

09/06/2025

Babalo Mhlaba was a young girl in Grade 7 when the Grace Vision Rural Schools Outreach team first met her. Struggling with significant visual impairment, she faced daily challenges that dimmed her potential. After being screened, treated, and fitted with prescription glasses, everything changed.

Today, Babalo is thriving in high school. On a recent follow-up visit to our mobile clinic, she was almost unrecognizable—radiating confidence, her smile lighting up the room. She now dreams of pursuing further studies and becoming a leader in her community.

All it took was a simple pair of glasses to unlock her vision—and her future.

Boso Cikizwa Virginia, comes from a quiet home, filled with the smells of home-cooked meals and the steady, reassuring p...
05/06/2025

Boso Cikizwa Virginia, comes from a quiet home, filled with the smells of home-cooked meals and the steady, reassuring presence of her husband’s care and support.
It’s a place once alive with her touch, where she tended her garden, prepared meals with love, and moved through each day with confidence and grace.

But for two long years, that light in her life began to fade.

Her world slowly dimmed as blindness crept in, until one day, her sight disappeared completely. Just as she was learning to live in the dark, another devastating blow came—she was diagnosed with cancer.

“For me, it wasn’t just hard,” Boso shared softly. “It felt like life was over.”

The days became heavy. Tears came often. Depression settled in, and there were moments when she felt she couldn’t go on.
“I saw no reason to live,” she admitted. “I was angry all the time. I wanted to take my own life.”

Yet even in the silence, something held her. Her husband’s quiet strength, her faith, and a tiny flicker of hope.

That flicker grew the day Grace Vision arrived.

With cataract surgery, her sight was restored—but more than that, her spirit was revived.
“Now I want to live again,” she said with a smile. “I feel joy. I’m excited about tomorrow.”

She laughs now, thinking of her garden and her kitchen.
“I can’t wait to cook for my husband again,” she beams. “To plant things, to see the food grow.”

Boso doesn’t believe her survival was by chance.
“God knew where help would come from,” she said. “When I tried to end my life, He said no. He was waiting for Grace Vision.”

With deep gratitude, she adds, “May God keep you, Grace Vision, and all the doctors who helped me.”

Today, Boso’s life is bright again—restored by love, purpose, and the simple dignity of seeing clearly once more.

Wonderful morning as patients awaiting life changing Cataract Surgery in the rural Eastern Cape.
22/02/2025

Wonderful morning as patients awaiting life changing Cataract Surgery in the rural Eastern Cape.

Nokhuba Dabulamanzi 69yrs oldHis vision started deteriorating 4yrs ago, and then he went completely blind 2yrs ago with ...
17/02/2025

Nokhuba Dabulamanzi 69yrs old
His vision started deteriorating 4yrs ago, and then he went completely blind 2yrs ago with his right eye he can still see shadows. He has been stuck at home most of this time since his vision went down. He can’t do much with his condition, he feels like a burden to his family. Everything that he should be doing as the head of the house is done by his wife and kids. But he says he feels fortunate to have someone who can help him at home. He had surgery and now he can see.

Such a blessing for the people of deep rural Eastern Cape whom we serve. Zenzele Itereleng and Grace Vision have signed ...
28/01/2025

Such a blessing for the people of deep rural Eastern Cape whom we serve. Zenzele Itereleng and Grace Vision have signed an agreement to increase significantly the reach to the forgotten poor of the area we serve. God is gracious! Here is Dean Meistre - CEO Grace Vision, Pat Mhlongo -TEBA, Sbu Mkhize - Zenzele Itereleng, John Rae - Chairman Grace Vision, and Vuyani Sifiniza - Zenzele Itereleng Operations Manager after the signing of the agreement.

Now I can see.
22/01/2025

Now I can see.

Mamshiyeni Mnukwa 79yrsHer vision started deteriorating 4yrs ago but she went blind in both eyes 3yrs ago. She has 2 gra...
22/01/2025

Mamshiyeni Mnukwa 79yrs
Her vision started deteriorating 4yrs ago but she went blind in both eyes 3yrs ago. She has 2 grandchildren who were born after she lost her vision. She has not seen them since they were born.
Her son got sick and died a year ago and she could not even see his face before his passing away. This makes her so sad. She is looking forward to seeing her 2 younger grandchildren soon.
They also stole all her livestock, chickens, goats, and cows coz she doesn’t have a husband. They know she is blind.
That's all changed.

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