"They are such a great
organization to work
with. You always have to
be careful that you're
not doing more harm
than good when you
put yourself in these
situations and this is
something that is also
a priority for Change
for Children."
“This was the most challenging day
by far,” says Kolbenson. “When you're
doing an eye exam with a child with
special needs you already need to
communicate differently and to add
the language barrier onto that made
things very difficult.”
However, she says they were lucky to
have fantastic translators.
“Even though I was frustrated with
my ability to communicate with the
families and make the kids comfortable
there were lots of children we got to
help that day including two accommo-
dative esotopes who could be fully
corrected on the spot.”
Before leaving on their trip, Kolbenson
was busy collecting used glasses from
the community to bring along.
“We brought just under a thousand
pairs of glasses and around 300 pairs
of sunglasses,” says Kolbenson. “We
were