Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) is a non-profit global scientific, research, innovation, education, licensing and public health organisation dedicated to providing creative and advanced solutions to ensure the provision of excellent vision for everyone, everywhere. The Institute’s mission includes developing new solutions for vision care, especially refractive error and early disease detection, and to eliminate vision impairment and avoidable blindness, thereby raising the quality of life for all people, everywhere and helping to reduce disability and poverty for those in need. BHVI, South Africa implemented the project “GIVING SIGHT TO SOWETO” (GSS) supported by SEEING IS BELEIVING (SIB) program of the Standard Chartered Bank.