About Us
The Child EyeCare Advocacy Team
We are a non-profit Non- governmental and apolitical organization poised to bring to the fore issues relating to blindness and visual impairment in children with a particular focus on facilitating treatment of existing cases as well as prevention aspects.
Mission
Vision
To ensure attainment of full life potentials through optimization of eyesight in disadvantaged children.
Core Values
- Empathy
- Respect
- Dedication
- Quality care
- Result- oriented
With over 30 years in the practice of Medicine and 19 years of specialist surgical eye care, Dr (Mrs) Halimatu L. Alimi manages a thriving eyecare establishment that beamed its focus on paediatric Ophthalmology practice 3 years ago, having completed a one-year fellowship training in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
The focus on advocacy and action for reducing blindness and visual impairment in children stemmed from the realization that whilst the populace is vastly ignorant about preventive measures to avoid blindness and visual impairment in children, there was also a lack of knowledge and access to care for those afflicted. Moreover, where there is knowledge and access, the realities of financial impediments to the uptake of high-quality surgery by appropriately trained personnel has led to the piling up of visually-disabled children whose visual potentials and by extension, potential life achievements are dwindling by the day.
Dr Alimi hopes to steer Restore Foundation for Child sight in the direction of advocacy for awareness of prevention of blindness and visual impairment and service to restore vision, alignment and proper function to children in a timely manner to optimize their future achievements in life.
Executive Director
Services
Advanced EyeCare
- Surgeries for children with cataract.
- Surgeries and/or other therapies for children with squint.
- Optimization of vision impaired due to refractive errors and related issues
Advocacy
Promoting & supporting policies and recommendations with aims to influence decisions within public, private, economic, and social institutions on blindness and visual impairment prevention and treatment in children
Training/Education
- Education of communities through outreach programmes.
- Training of teachers and health workers on vision screening and related matters.
Management Team
Dr. Halima Alimi
Executive Director
Dr. Sikirat Akinremi
Manager
Mrs Nefisat Esivue
Secretary
Engr. Nuhu Mazai
Technology Services Consultant