Congratulations to Dr. Jean-Pierre Tchang
To highlight his limitless generosity and commitment to IRIS Mundial projects, the Jean-Pierre Tchang Award was created in 2009 to reward the volunteer whose contribution stands out in any given year. For 2015, at the annual meeting of IRIS Mundial volunteers held in...
The launch of the IRIS Mundial documentary “Haiti 2013 – Île de la Gonâve”
In the spring of 2013, a 6-minutes video on the IRIS Mundial project at Île de la Gonâve, Haiti, has been publicly launched on social networks. Today, on Thursday August 13th, IRIS Mundial and VISIONTRAME release a longer version. It is a 30 minutes documentary which...
A donation of $5,000 thanks to the RBC Golf Tournament
For another consecutive year, IRIS Mundial has received a donation of $5000, thanks to the RBC Royal Bank – Business Group which organized the 18th Golf Tournament for the regions of Laval-Centre, the Laurentians and Lanaudiere. Approximately 140 golfing clients...
Training mission in Limbé in Haiti – learning new notions in ophthalmology and management
After a synergy and training week in Labrousse, Catherine Rioux, General Manager of IRIS Mundial, went to Limbe in northern Haiti from 19 to 26 May, accompanied by a second volunteer optometrist, Marie-Chantal Hudon. They joined the team of the organization’s second...
Training mission in Labrousse in Haiti – sharing knowledge and know-how
From May 12 to May 19, Catherine Rioux, General Manager of IRIS Mundial, and Francine Lavallée, optometrist visited Labrousse, in the south east of Haiti. The objective of the visit was to carry out a training and follow-up mission with the team from the...
A donation of $75,700 for IRIS Mundial
February 2015 was IRIS Mundial Month in the 165 IRIS stores across Canada. For each pair of eyeglasses sold during this special month, a donation of $10 was made to IRIS Mundial, thereby, contributing to the grand total of $75 700.We would like to extend our most...
Renewal of PPFB Labrousse: giving sight to those who need it most
Nippes is one of the most deprived and neglected region of Haiti due to insufficient economic resources, very high unemployment, geographic isolation and logistical difficulties. Those Haitians live with means from the previous century, that is to say, without running...
New permanent program in the North of Haiti; Limbé
Nearly 3,000 patients have benefited! Our experience in the region of Labrousse was such positive and successful one that IRIS Mundial made the decision to create a second permanent program in the Limbe area, more specifically in the North Department of Haiti, in...
Access to eye care, even for the farthest villages in Haiti
More than 14 000 people have benefited from eye care In 2010, IRIS Mundial attempted to set up a program that would lead to accessible eyecare for the population Labrousse, Haiti. The challenge was met with great success and having a permanent eyecare delivery system...