{"id":1147,"date":"2022-11-07T10:41:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T10:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/?page_id=1147"},"modified":"2022-11-24T09:27:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T09:27:12","slug":"our-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/our-work\/our-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Our stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1147\" class=\"elementor elementor-1147\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cadd2b8 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cadd2b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stories<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1eacc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af1eacc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) 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class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n   \n <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div>\n      \n           \n    \n  \n      \n      \n    <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/alpha-and-david\/\" target=\"_self\"><h5>Alpha and David<\/h5><\/a><\/div>\t\n    \n     \n     \n          <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n                        \n                        \n        \n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n            \n                        \t \n          \t\t\n            \t            \n            \t<div class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data\"><span class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/span>  Brother's Alpha and David find a brighter future thanks to help from Isatu, an Optometry Technician trained by Vision Aid Overseas.<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n            \t\t\t\n              \n            \n          <\/div>\n     \n      \n      \n      \n     <div class=\"uc_post_text\"><\/div>    <div class=\"uc_post_button\"><a class=\"uc_more_btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/alpha-and-david\/\" target=\"_self\">Read my story<\/a><\/div> \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-item elementor-animation-grow\">\n  \n   <a class=\"ue-post-image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/john\/\" target=\"_self\">\n   <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ghana-John-768x576.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ghana-John-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Ghana - John\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\">\n   <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n   \n <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div>\n      \n           \n    \n  \n      \n      \n    <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/john\/\" target=\"_self\"><h5>John<\/h5><\/a><\/div>\t\n    \n     \n     \n          <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n                        \n                        \n        \n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n            \n                        \t \n          \t\t\n            \t            \n            \t<div class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data\"><span class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/span>  John is a 33 year old optometrist living in Bolgatanga<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n            \t\t\t\n              \n            \n          <\/div>\n     \n      \n      \n      \n     <div class=\"uc_post_text\"><\/div>    <div class=\"uc_post_button\"><a class=\"uc_more_btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/john\/\" target=\"_self\">Read my story<\/a><\/div> \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-item elementor-animation-grow\">\n  \n   <a class=\"ue-post-image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/emebet-teshome\/\" target=\"_self\">\n   <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EME200522-768x872.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EME200522-768x872.jpg\" alt=\"EME200522\" width=\"768\" height=\"872\">\n   <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n   \n <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div>\n      \n           \n    \n  \n      \n      \n    <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/emebet-teshome\/\" target=\"_self\"><h5>Emebet Teshome<\/h5><\/a><\/div>\t\n    \n     \n     \n          <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n                        \n                        \n        \n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n            \n                        \t \n          \t\t\n            \t            \n            \t<div class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data\"><span class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/span>  I am Emebet Teshome, an optometrist in Bisidimo General  Hospital in the east of Ethiopia.<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n            \t\t\t\n              \n            \n          <\/div>\n     \n      \n      \n      \n     <div class=\"uc_post_text\"><\/div>    <div class=\"uc_post_button\"><a class=\"uc_more_btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/emebet-teshome\/\" target=\"_self\">Read my story<\/a><\/div> \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-item elementor-animation-grow\">\n  \n   <a class=\"ue-post-image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/aniah-akaliga\/\" target=\"_self\">\n   <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ghana-Aniah-scaled-e1669282107973-768x687.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ghana-Aniah-scaled-e1669282107973-768x687.jpg\" alt=\"Exif_JPEG_420\" width=\"768\" height=\"687\">\n   <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n   \n <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div>\n      \n           \n    \n  \n      \n      \n    <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/aniah-akaliga\/\" target=\"_self\"><h5>Aniah Akaliga<\/h5><\/a><\/div>\t\n    \n     \n     \n          <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n                        \n                        \n        \n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n            \n                        \t \n          \t\t\n            \t            \n            \t<div class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data\"><span class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/span>  Aniah Akaliga is a 40-year-old teacher of Asonge Primary School, in Ghana<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n            \t\t\t\n              \n            \n          <\/div>\n     \n      \n      \n      \n     <div class=\"uc_post_text\"><\/div>    <div class=\"uc_post_button\"><a class=\"uc_more_btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/aniah-akaliga\/\" target=\"_self\">Read my story<\/a><\/div> \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-item elementor-animation-grow\">\n  \n   <a class=\"ue-post-image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/aminata\/\" target=\"_self\">\n   <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SL-Aminata-2-768x955.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SL-Aminata-2-768x955.jpg\" alt=\"SL - Aminata 2\" width=\"768\" height=\"955\">\n   <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n   \n <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div>\n      \n           \n    \n  \n      \n      \n    <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/aminata\/\" target=\"_self\"><h5>Aminata<\/h5><\/a><\/div>\t\n    \n     \n     \n          <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n                        \n                        \n        \n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n            \n                        \t \n          \t\t\n            \t            \n            \t<div class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data\"><span class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/span>  Aminata, a student from Sierra Leone<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n            \t\t\t\n              \n            \n          <\/div>\n     \n      \n      \n      \n     <div class=\"uc_post_text\"><\/div>    <div class=\"uc_post_button\"><a class=\"uc_more_btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/aminata\/\" target=\"_self\">Read my story<\/a><\/div> \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-item elementor-animation-grow\">\n  \n   <a class=\"ue-post-image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/dauda-and-sheriff\/\" target=\"_self\">\n   <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SL-Dauda-and-Sheriff-e1669214251453.jpeg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SL-Dauda-and-Sheriff-e1669214251453.jpeg\" alt=\"SL - Dauda and Sheriff\" width=\"365\" height=\"327\">\n   <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n   \n <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div>\n      \n           \n    \n  \n      \n      \n    <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/dauda-and-sheriff\/\" target=\"_self\"><h5>Dauda and Sheriff<\/h5><\/a><\/div>\t\n    \n     \n     \n          <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n                        \n                        \n        \n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n            \n                        \t \n          \t\t\n            \t            \n            \t<div class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data\"><span class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/span>  Dauda and Sheriff, two optometry technicians living in Sierra Leone<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n            \t\t\t\n              \n            \n          <\/div>\n     \n      \n      \n      \n     <div class=\"uc_post_text\"><\/div>    <div class=\"uc_post_button\"><a class=\"uc_more_btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/dauda-and-sheriff\/\" target=\"_self\">Read my story<\/a><\/div> \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-item elementor-animation-grow\">\n  \n   <a class=\"ue-post-image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/connie\/\" target=\"_self\">\n   <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Zambia-Connie-768x576.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Zambia-Connie-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Zambia - Connie\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\">\n   <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n   \n <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div>\n      \n           \n    \n  \n      \n      \n    <div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/connie\/\" target=\"_self\"><h5>Connie<\/h5><\/a><\/div>\t\n    \n     \n     \n          <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n                        \n                        \n        \n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n            \n                        \t \n          \t\t\n            \t            \n            \t<div class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data\"><span class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/span>  Connie, a clinical officer living in Zambia<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n            \t\t\t\n              \n            \n          <\/div>\n     \n      \n      \n      \n     <div class=\"uc_post_text\"><\/div>    <div class=\"uc_post_button\"><a class=\"uc_more_btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visionaction.org.uk\/case-studies\/connie\/\" target=\"_self\">Read my story<\/a><\/div> \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-item elementor-animation-grow\">\n  \n   <a 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