1 billion people
cannot afford the glasses they urgently need.
This is considered one of the world’s greatest public health challenges.
At the same time
hundreds of millions
of perfectly usable glasses are no longer being used.
We match the right glasses
with the right people.
Every pair has a person
What we can do
Our unique global one-to-one matching system finds a suitable donated pair of glasses for people who cannot afford the glasses they need.
Scenario
1
Amara, aged 10, from Nigeria
Amara could no longer see the blackboard clearly. Her school performance declined, and she began to lose her enthusiasm for learning. With her new glasses, she can once again follow lessons and take another step towards achieving her dream of becoming a teacher.
UpGlasses.org
enables education
Scenario
2
Roshan, aged 17, from Nepal
Roshan works in a bicycle repair shop after school. Without clear vision, vocational training seemed completely out of reach. With his new glasses, he can continue learning and once again pursue his dream of becoming an engineer.
UpGlasses.org
creates new opportunities
Scenario
3
Farida, aged 43, from Bangladesh
Farida supports her family through her work as a seamstress. As her eyesight deteriorated, her livelihood was placed at serious risk. With her new glasses, she can work again every day and provide for her family as well as her entire community.
UpGlasses.org
secures livelihoods
Our digital platform
Our AI-native platform uses intelligent algorithms to deliver global one-to-one matching between donated glasses and recipients. Built on a cloud-native, multi-tenant architecture and supporting every official language in the world, the platform is designed to scale without limits.