PPFB Saint-Louis – Towards clean, sustainable energy

PPFB Saint-Louis – Towards clean, sustainable energy

The Saint-Louis Program for the Prevention and Fight against Blindness (PPFB) in Senegal was established in 2019 thanks to a valuable partnership with the Association Saint-Louisienne pour la Vue (ASV). Since its creation, and thanks to a grant from the Ministère des...

Jean-Pierre Tchang Award 2024

Jean-Pierre Tchang Award 2024

The Jean-Pierre Tchang Award was created in 2009 to recognize one of our volunteers each year for his or her outstanding involvement with IRIS Mundial. For the year 2024, the award was presented to Mr. Denis Allard, Director of Information Technology at IRIS and IRIS...

Annual report 2023

Annual report 2023

We are pleased and proud to present IRIS Mundial's 2023 annual report. In it, you'll discover the wonderful achievements of the past year: activities of our two Programs for the Prevention and Fight against Blindness (PPFB), support for the Espérance et Vie clinic in...

February 2024 was IRIS Mundial month!

February 2024 was IRIS Mundial month!

By Patricia McKenzie (IRIS) February was a month of generosity and commitment for IRIS Mundial and IRIS stores across Canada. For the 17th consecutive year, IRIS stores opened their doors and hearts to support the organization's noble mission of providing eye care to...

Gabon 2024 – Mission accomplished!

Gabon 2024 – Mission accomplished!

By Julie Roegiers, general manager of IRIS Mundial24 IRIS Mundial volunteers returned from Gabon on Thursday, February 1 with their heads full of wonderful memories. After many months of preparation, a multidisciplinary team of vision professionals (ophthalmologists,...

One-time project in Gabon, leaving soon!

One-time project in Gabon, leaving soon!

This is it! The project is becoming more and more concrete! We can't wait to take off for Gabon on January 20 until Fabruary 1st, where our next onte-time project will take place. In Lambaréné, at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital, a multidisciplinary team of 24...

Training and follow-up mission to Saint-Louis, Senegal

Training and follow-up mission to Saint-Louis, Senegal

Mission successfully accomplished!Optometrist Dr. Marie-France Duguay and optician Caroline Anderson flew to Senegal on November 3. The previous mission took place in January 2023 when two residents in community optometry from the Université de Montréal School of...

Jean-Pierre Tchang Award 2023

Jean-Pierre Tchang Award 2023

The annual Jean-Pierre Tchang Award was created in 2009 to highlight the exceptional contribution of a volunteer to the IRIS Mundial mission. The 2023 award has been given to Dr. Marie-France Duguay, optometrist, and a volunteer for IRIS Mundial since 2016. The award...

Annual report 2022

Annual report 2022

We are pleased and proud to present the IRIS Mundial 2022 Annual Report. In it, you can discover the wonderful achievements of the past year : activities of our two Programs for the Prevention and Fight against Blindness (PPFB), support for the Espérance et Vie clinic...