Roger Federer Foundation Partners With OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation to Bring Vision Care to Zambian Schoolchildren
Published on October 28, 2025
ZURICH, Switzerland and LUSAKA, Zambia—The Roger Federer Foundation and the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation announced the completion of their first joint outreach program in Zambia, bringing free vision care to thousands of schoolchildren. Timed to coincide with World Sight Day on October 9, the initiative provided vision screenings for more than 2,700 schoolchildren across community schools in the Mazabuka, Mbala, and Nyimba districts, where the NGOs Reformed Open Community Schools (ROCS) and Zambia Open Community Schools (ZOCS) are implementing early childhood education initiatives. More than 200 beneficiaries from the schools received prescription eyewear or sunglasses on-site, free of charge, according to the announcement.