On Miracles Day, Thursday 19 August, generous Australians like you gave the Miracle gift of sight-saving surgery to people living in poverty.
Thank you!
On Miracles Day, Thursday 19 August, generous Australians like you gave Miracles of sight-saving surgery to people living in poverty.
People like 12-year-old Sathi who had cataracts, leaving her unable to keep up with friends or see the blackboard at school.
What’s a Miracle?
A Miracle is a $33 gift that gives someone blind from cataracts the simple 12-minute sight-saving surgery needed to restore their sight.
Blindness to sight in 12-minutes… a Miracle.
Change more than one person’s future by donating more than one Miracle!
90%
of people who are visually impaired live in developing countries
Did you know?
Eight in ten cases of vision impairment are considered avoidable.
Nine in ten people who are visually impaired live in developing countries.
Cataracts are one of the leading causes of vision impairment globally.
Cataracts are one of the leading causes of blindness. Although straightforward to treat, cataracts often lead to permanent vision loss for people living in poverty who can’t access affordable eye-care and surgery.
$33 and a 12-minute surgery can change someone’s life forever.
Change more than one person’s future by donating more than one Miracle!
Sight-saving surgery to change lives forever
Want to lead the charge and transform lives by getting others involved in giving the Miracle gift of sight? Fundraise with your family, friends, church or work colleagues any day of the year!
Miracles Day FAQs
A Miracle is a $33 gift that gives someone blind from cataracts the 12-minute surgery needed to restore their sight.
Blindness to sight in 12-minutes… a Miracle.
*On occasion very small children will need anaesthetic with cataract surgery, the cost for cataract surgery including anaesthetic is $230.
Thursday, 19 August 2021.
This Miracles Day, you can join CBM Australia, Christian radio stations, CBM field partners, corporate sponsors, churches, groups and schools to give people the Miracle of sight.
For every dollar given to CBM Australia, 73 cents supports field programs around the world. This includes our work in preventable blindness and sight saving cataract surgery for those with disabilities – the poorest of the poor in many countries.
CBM and our field partners run inclusive eye health programs around the world funding eye health work in:
- Bangladesh
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- India
- Nigeria
- Nepal
- Ethiopia
- Cameroon
Yes! Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.
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ABN: 23 005 326 849
CBM Australia has Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status with the Australian Tax Office.
