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My PhilanthropyIf you want to change the world, start by changing the life of a child. Over the past few years, I have focused my philanthropic efforts on the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and blindness. This commitment is expressed in grants to national and international organizations all over the world. My mission is simply stated: reduce the incidence of childhood blindness in third world countries, and expand the number and reach of cancer detection and treatment programs for children. This mission has led to my involvement in Camp Okizu and my Childhood Vision Campaign. These outstanding programs are comprised of passionate people committed to addressing the critical needs of young people. By inspiring communities, states and nations, by motivating individuals and organizations, by equipping local leaders with programs and facilities, we will make a difference in the lives of millions of children. We live in an exciting time of discovery. New treatments and technologies that offer tremendous promise are within our reach. Stem cell research for example, offers tremendous potential to treat disease and disorders that today, have no current therapies or at best, partially effective ones. Programs contributing to the progress of this research are the prologue to an era of medical discovery of cell-based therapies. One day these therapies will restore the promise of full lives to those children whose lives today are truncated by critical illness. Philanthropy is a business in which we are CFOs for God. A responsible approach, balanced with passionate desire to change the world for the better is a worthy endeavor, not only for the wealthy, but for all who take up the challenge of making a difference. We choose these organizations to be recipients of grants including pediatric hospitals, clinics and other organizations dedicated to the early detection and treatment of cancer and blindness in children. The Child Vision Campaign
Worldwide, an estimated 40 million people are blind. The number of people affected grows each year, particularly in developing countries which are least equipped to respond. In these countries, cataract accounts for at least half of the blindness, and preventable conditions cause much of the rest. The Child Vision Campaign collaborates with its partners to prevent blindness and restore sight by supporting locally-run programs in underserved communities. Our eye care work emphasizes research, service and evaluation of community-based methods to provide cataract surgery and other eye care of high quality, high volume and low cost. Our program partnerships, built on mutual respect, share the goal of making quality eye care services affordable and accessible to everyone.
The Child Vision Campaign is moving forward with significant programs using the expertise and talents of our various international partners to achieve remarkable results. Education, detection and rehabilitation are all being employed to understand local needs, develop service networks, and solve eye problems. Through our relationship with global world leaders and institutional clinics around the world the systems and strategies developed by the Childhood Vision Campaign and its partners will be leveraged for use in dozens of additional poor countries. |
The Child Vision Campaign is a special program developed and led by Mouli Cohen. Mr. Cohen has established international partnerships with organizations that have extensive experience in the field of blindness prevention. Now, that experience and expertise, gained through working with hundreds of thousands of people, is being applied to building improved service delivery systems and programs for children. 
The Child Vision Campaign was started to leverage the combined experience of the right partnerships to dramatically reduce childhood blindness and promote healthy vision. Every year almost 500,000 children go blind. Many of these children die within the first two years of going blind. Today, there are more than 1.4 million blind children in the world. The causes of childhood blindness vary. For many of these children, simple eye glasses can change their lives. For some, their blindness can be prevented and treated with education, intervention and early detection. For others, their blindness must be addressed through hospital treatment. A large number of children suffer from blindness that cannot be treated and must be addressed through rehabilitation services and community education.