Seeing is Believing is a global initiative to tackle avoidable blindness. SiB is a partnership between Standard Chartered Bank

Standard Chartered Bank

Standard Chartered PLC is a multinational financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom with operations in more than seventy countries...

 PLC and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness

International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness

The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness is a coordinating, umbrella organization to lead an international effort in mobilizing resources for blindness prevention activities. It was set up on January 1, 1975, by the late Sir John Wilson, the Founder President...

 (IAPB) (registered charity, No. 110059).

The newest phase, Phase IV – “A New Vision” was launched on World Sight Day 2008. A major international effort will be made to set in place structures for the treatment of avoidable blindness now and for the future.

The programme is one of the beneficiaries of the money raised by the Gaborone City Marathon

Gaborone City Marathon

The Gaborone City Marathon is a marathon in Gaborone, Botswana. The marathon was established in 2009 and was first run on 18 April 2010. The marathon is governed by the International Association of Athletics Federations and the Botswana Athletics Association. It is open for to ages 19 and up...

 in Gaborone

Gaborone

' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....

, Botswana

Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...

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