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Transforming Lives: A Dream of Vision Care

Bangladesh is a significant producer of tea. There are 167 commercial tea estates, some of which are the biggest active tea plantations in the world. More than 4 million employees and 300,000 gardeners produces 3% of the world's tea. 75% of them are women.
Generations of tea workers have lived on tea estates. Their access to healthcare is very limited. For picking more than 20 kg of tea per day, they receive less than $2. Their lengthy, strenuous jobs cause a variety of eye problems.
To address the eye issues of tea workers, Orbis International, an organization that strives to eliminate blindness globally, has stepped forward. In collaboration with Sylhet Modern Hospital, 4000 tea workers and their family members from Sylhet's Tea Estate Malnicharcha, underwent a primary eye care through house-to-house screening.
210 spectacles and 123 Medicine and 80 cataract surgeries have been given away completely free as part of this voluntary project.
This main focus of this documentary is to raise awareness on Inclusive eye care to ensure equitable vision care for the 4 million workers involved in tea production.

  • Sahos Mostafiz
    Director
  • Sahos Mostafiz
    Writer
  • Orbis International
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 5, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    510 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Bangladesh
  • Country of Filming:
    Bangladesh
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sahos Mostafiz

Sahos Mostafiz is Bangladeshi Communication and Media expert. Over the last 8 years, he has been working with reputed organizations on different roles and enshrined his experiences and the expertise in the regimes of strategic communication, advocacy, public relations & journalism.

Currently, he is the Communication, Media & Advocacy Specialist at Orbis International, a nonprofit working to end avoidable blindness by training eye care professionals in areas with the greatest need.

Previously, he led Communications & Advocacy of Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP)- an NGO work with modern-day slavery, human trafficking and migration in close communication with world-leading institutional funding agencies like ILO, NORAD, CAFOD, Caritas, HELVETAS, GFEMS, Anti-Slavery International, WINROCK etc.

He has developed and implemented more than 20 communication plans and strategies and achieved required no of people’s reach, developed more than 20 visual stories on different issues.

Sahos is a recognized expert on ‘Factcheck’ as he led Daily Ajker Patrika. He is now working as a trainer at Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) on factcheck and mobile journalism. He worked with reputed development organizations like UN Migration (IOM), Winrock International, Article 19 etc. as a consultant.

From his student life, he was engaged with different socio-cultural organizations. He served Dhaka University Cultural Society as the president. His skills also include developing key contents like theme song, TVC & OVC.

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Director Statement

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been motivated by finding meaning in words, helping others tap into their potential, and making the world a better place. I’m fortunate to do work I love that allows me to combine all of these passions as I build the brands of mission-driven organizations and coach professionals at all levels seeking to grow as communicators.

I would like to use my talent, education, and experience in the development of people in remote areas of Bangladesh. Besides, I want to work as a bridge between local people and stakeholder.