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Testimony - Johanne de Champlain

Meet Johanne de Champlain, retired clinical nurse and IRIS Mundial volunteer for over 16 years! In addition to her participation in 9 missions with IRIS Mundial, including two as volunteer manager, Johanne has been involved as president of the organization since June 2018.

Testimony - Élaine Giasson

Meet Dr. Élaine Giasson, Optometrist and IRIS Mundial volunteer since its foundation. She participated in more than 7 missions with IRIS Mundial, including the last one in Senegal in November 2018. Élaine is a person who enjoys having fun and who has a contagious laugh!

Testimony - Jacques Samson

Meet Dr. Jacques Samson, Ophthalmologist and IRIS Mundial volunteer. He has taken part in nine IRIS Mundial missions as a surgeon, starting with Natitingou, Benin in 2004.

Testimony - Andrée Coulombe

Meet Andrée Coulombe, nurse and IRIS Mundial volunteer. Andrée has participated in nine IRIS Mundial missions, the first of which was in 2004. Volunteers who know her well would say that she is determined, efficient and professional.

Testimony - Lyne Paré

Presenting Lyne Paré, physician and IRIS Mundial volunteer. Lyne has participated in more than 15 international missions from 1 to 3 weeks, in Peru, Haiti, Mexico, Benin and Indonesia, mostly with IRIS Mundial, but also with Terre sans Frontières and the UPA-DI.

Testimony - Benoit Tousignant

Here is Dr. Benoit Tousignant, an IRIS Mundial optometrist volunteer for several years! He has been part of 5 missions with IRIS Mundial, starting in Pachuca, Mexico in 2000, before the official foundation of IRIS Mundial.

Testimony - Francine Lavallée

We present to you Dr. Francine Lavallée, Optometrist, a volunteer who has IRIS Mundial tattooed on her heart for many years! Anyone who is affiliated with the organization knows Francine without doubt, because she has been involved in all the parts of the organization!

Testimony - Katherine Massam

This is Katherine Massam, an IRIS Mundial volunteer who has been working “behind the scenes” for over 5 years! Aside from the volunteers on missions, a lot of background work is necessary to keep an organization alive.

Testimony - Élisabeth Duncan

Here is Elisabeth Duncan, Optician and IRIS Mundial volunteer. Elisabeth took part in nine one-time projects with IRIS Mundial, starting in Iquitos, Peru in 2004.

Testimony - Christiane Béliveau

We would like to introduce you to Dr. Christiane Béliveau, Optometrist and IRIS Mundial volunteer. Christiane took part in seven one-time projects with IRIS Mundial, and the very first one was in 2000, the year before the official launch of IRIS Mundial as a registered non-profit organization!