Established on February 23, 1952, the mission of the SHAA is to work to prevent blindness and contribute to improve the living conditions of the blind and visually impaired persons of Haiti. In this regard, it does advocacy work with decision makers for the protection of the rights of people with disabilities and, at the same time, it offers community services.
- Service/eye health unit, with different components:
Ophthalmologic consultation, workshop of cheap glasses production, sale of ophthalmic drugs.
- Community-based rehabilitation service including:
Dissemination of functional rehabilitation techniques, psychosocial support, access to credit for income-generating activities.
- Integrated education service:
Pedagogical support of blind and visually impaired students by specialized educators and itinerant teachers, Braille literacy and post literacy, production of documents and adapted educational textbooks, computer learning
- Specialized library service:
There is a documentary collection of 6.000 books in several formats: regular print, Braille, audio, with sociocultural activities
SHAA works with several base groups: group of young people with blindness and visual impairment, group of blind and partially sighted elderly persons, group of blind and visually impaired women, group of blind and low-vision farmers.
SHAA is led by a board of directors with 7 members, a collegial executive body of 3 members, and a general assembly of delegates including representatives of 8 of the 10 departments of the country.
E-mail: shaveugles@yahoo.com
Contact persons:
Mr Eddy Lemaire
(509) 42 84 03 75
Dr Michel A. Péan
(509) 36 95 18 19