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WHAT IS L’OCCITANE?
• L’Occitane is a COSMETIC Brand
• In Provence
• 2000 shops in more than 75 countries
• 30 years of commitment
• 1997: braille on the products
• 2006: creation of the Foundation
THE L’OCCITANE FOUNDATION
800,000€ for the projects
2 fields of action:
Economic emancipation of
women in Burkina Faso
Support to
literacy
programs
Support to
women
entrepreneurship
Support for the visually
impaired
Support to the
professional
integration of
the visually
impaired in
France
Fight against
avoidable
blindness in
the world
FIGHT AGAINST BLINDNESS
IN BURKINA FASO:
1
ORBIS
Trainings and equipment for ophthalmologic cares
and cataract surgeries
Most common eye
diseases in Burkina
6%
2% 2%
Cataracte
Trachome
2
Vision Aid Overseas & A Better Life Foundation
Creation of a vision centre
25%
65%
Glaucome
Xérophtalmie
3
Helen Keller International
Fight against trachoma
Traumatismes
FIGHT AGAINST BLINDNESS
WITH OUR SUBSIDIARIES:
FIGHT AGAINST BLINDNESS
THROUGH L’OCCITANE SIGHT AWARD
50,000 €
Reward a researcher or
professional of eyecare for his/her
work to fight against blindness in
developing countries
Professor Volker KLAUSS received the L’OCCITANE
Sight Award during the SOE Congress in Geneva,
June 4th 2011.
VOLKER KLAUSS
HOW IS USED THE AWARD
CAMPUS INNENSTADT
AUGENKLINIK
L’OCCITANE SIGHT AWARD 2011
Prof. Volker Klauss
Munich
PROJECT SUPPORTED
1.
Transscleral Diode Laser
Cyclophoto coagulation as first choice treatment for Primary
Open Angle Glaucoma in Malawi
Schulze Schwering, Batumba, Kayange, Klauss, Spitzer
2.
Prevalence and pattern of glaucoma in
Africa:
Population Based Study in rural Kenya
S. Marco, D. Kiage, V. Klauss
3.
Early detection and treatment for Diabetic
Retinopathy in
Kitwe / Zambia
A. Seneadze, P. Courtright
PROJECT SUPPORTED
4.
Follow-up of children after surgery of
congenital cataract in Kinshasa / DRC
G. Ngweme, R. Guthoff
5.
Summerschools in Africa
organized by University Eye Dept. Munich /
Germany
M. Nentwich, V. Klauss (AGENT)
2 x Munich, 3 x Nairobi, Kampala,
Addis Abeba, Yaoundé
6.
Visiting Prof. V. Klauss to Universities in:
Malawi / Zambia, Kenya / Uganda
Total Amount of Award Euro 50.000
NEXT AWARD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ICO
The next award will be presented at the
World Ophthalmology Congress® of the
International Council of Ophthalmology
THE ICO MISSION
The International Council of Ophthalmology
works with ophthalmologic societies and
others to enhance ophthalmic education
and improve access to the highest quality
eye care in order to preserve, restore and
enhance vision for the people of the world.
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Membership: The
Global Ophthalmic
Community
~80 National
Ophthalmic
Societies
Collaborating
Organizations
~30 International
Subspecialty
Societies
Supranational
Organizations
WHO
APAO
IAPB
MEACO
AOI
PAAO
INGOs
SOE
Commitments
Education
Eye Care Delivery
Leadership and
Society Development
Programs Supported by the ICO Foundation,
Member Organizations, and the income from WOCs
CALENDAR FOR THE AWARD
Jan.
2013
Sept.
2012
Sept.
2013
Nov.
2013
Dec.
2013
April
2014
1 Communication
on the call for
applications
2 Application form
on L’Occitane
Foundation
website
3 Deadline for
Application
4 Ranking from
ICO
5 Last decision of
selection by the
Foundation
committee
6 Award at
the WOC
See you in April 2014 in Tokyo!
April 2-6, 2014
World Ophthalmology Congress® of the
International Council of Ophthalmology