Teenage Girl Raising Awareness about Vision Care

Samiya Ijaz, a 16 year-old student at Pacific Ridge School and a resident of San Diego, is helping put humanity first through her volunteering with the Girl Scouts of America. She began wearing glasses at a young age, and soon realized that  many people do not have eyewear. Samiya, a Silver Award Girl Scout for for three years, created the “Eyewear For All” project for her Girl Scout Gold Award. Her educational program was one of the few that was selected. Her project will raise awareness about the lack of basic eye care in underserved communities, as well as collect eyewear inh collaboration with Lion's Club International and Humanity First's Gift of Sight, which deliver to communities overseas. Read more.