Portrait of an outstanding volunteer: Marie-Claude Cossette
We present to you Marie-Claude Cossette, a long-time volunteer with IRIS Mundial! Marie-Claude’s involvement started in 2003, after meeting Dr. Jean-Pierre Tchang, the IRIS Mundial’s founder, during a trip to Peru the previous year. She immediately joined the...
PPFB St-Louis, Senegal: towards sustainable eye care services
By Julie Roegiers, General Manager, IRIS Mundial IRIS Mundial seeks to establish permanent eye care services in developing countries. Its aim is to promote autonomy in terms of eye care through support to local partners and through respect of local cultures and the...
Authors wanted!
Would you like to share your experience with IRIS Mundial while helping your communications committee? We are looking for volunteers who want to write one-page articles on various topics. The IRIS Mundial trips are just the tip of the iceberg of all the volunteer work...
Second training mission – Senegal
Strengthening knowledge in Senegal By Catherine Rioux, general management (in collaboration with Dr. Francine Lavallée, Optometrist) From November 14 to 24, volunteers Dr. Francine Lavallée, Optometrist, and Sophie Duchesne, Optician, travelled to Africa to continue...
IRIS Mundial at the 2019 congress of the American Academy of Optometry
IRIS Mundial was at the 98th yearly congress of the American Academy of Optometry which took place in Orlando, Florida, from October 23rd to 27th. Drs. Julie Brûlé and Benoit Tousignant, optometrists, were both on hand to present a new science poster...
Jean-Pierre Tchang award 2019
The Jean-Pierre Tchang Award was created in 2009 to highlight, annually, the exceptional contribution of one of our volunteers to the IRIS Mundial mission. The 2019 award was presented to Dr. Marie-Chantal Hudon during a strategic-planning gathering that took place in...
The Great Canadian Giving Challenge
The Great Canadian Giving Challenge is here! For the entire month of June, every $1 you donate to IRIS Mundial qualifies us to win $10,000! The more you give, the more chances for us to win! Help us by making a donation HERE
Training mission in Saint-Louis, Senegal
By Julie Roegiers, General Manager From March 21st to 31st 2019, volunteers Dr. Marie-Chantal Hudon and Dr. Nicole Vachon, Optometrists, went to Saint-Louis, Senegal to give the first training session on primary eye care to the staff of the new Program of Prevention...
A donation of $78,700 provided from the IRIS Mundial month!
A donation of $ 78,700 has been made by IRIS! February 2018 was IRIS Mundial Month in all IRIS stores across Canada. For each pair of eyeglasses sold during this special month, a donation of $ 10 was made to IRIS Mundial contributing to the grand total of $ 73,900!...