Campus Lions Club Vallendar WHU Donates 350 Eyeglasses to People in Need Around the World

Eyeglasses are among the most essential tools for people with impaired vision. Yet, in many parts of the world, access to vision correction remains out of reach. In numerous developing countries, a pair of glasses is a luxury many simply cannot afford. To help close this gap, the Campus Lions Club Vallendar WHU recently launched a donation campaign—one that proved to be a major success thanks to the strong support of the local community. Around 350 used eyeglasses were collected.

Donation boxes were set up at the reception desk of WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and in the local Sparkasse bank branch in Vallendar. The goal was to gather as many glasses as possible and pass them on—refurbished and ready for use—to people in need across the globe.

“Getting involved always pays off. Sometimes all it takes is to act, get hands-on, and do good,” says Heike Hülpüsch, President of the Campus Lions Club Vallendar WHU. “With this eyeglass donation drive, we’re giving people with vision problems a chance at a better quality of life.”

The collected glasses were recently handed over to Carlo Wagner, head of the nonprofit initiative “Brillen Weltweit” (“Glasses Worldwide”). Wagner and his team professionally refurbish the donated glasses before sending them to nonprofit organizations around the world. These organizations then distribute the glasses to people in need through clinics, hospitals, and mission stations.

In donating their glasses, the generous contributors not only helped people in need of vision correction across the world—they also supported job creation for long-term unemployed individuals in Germany and contributed to reducing global waste.