UK AND IRELAND 
Community
As a leader in the global eye care industry, CIBA VISION has a shared passion for healthly vision and a better life. We believe that reaching this goal means reaching out to the communities in which we live and work, volunteering our time and efforts, and investing in programmes that support us in the effort to protect, preserve and enhance eyesight.
In order to help people achieve better eyes for a better life, our areas of philanthropy focus on programmes that are related to eye health and vision education. We also consider local community requests consistent with CIBA VISION's mission and values.
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Community Investment Priorities
Eye health and vision education have been identified as the two distinct issue priorities for the CIBA VISION Community Investment Program. We also consider local community requests consistent with CIBA VISION's mission and values.
- Eye Health and Vision Education - CIBA VISION is dedicated to providing better eyes for a better life. This commitment extends to our efforts out in the community. Good vision and proper eye care are a health necessity, and as a world leader in the eye care industry, CIBA VISION has unique expertise and knowledge to address this issue in our community. Therefore, the Community Investment Program intends to support initiatives that promote eye health and work to prevent blindness with particular emphasis on programmes serving at-risk populations including children, the elderly and the underprivileged. We are also committed to educating the public about the importance of vision care and its impact on people's lives. We are therefore proud to offer our expertise and resources to assist organizations who work to educate the public on vision are and eye health.
Volunteer Assistance Guidelines
CIBA VISION encourages our employees to be active volunteers in the community, contributing their personal commitment, skills and resources toward shaping a better future for our communities.
CIBA VISION is proud to offer its employees meaningful opportunities to give back to their communities. Requests for volunteer assistance should include a volunteer job description with tasks, time expectations and skills needed. We consider the following when deciding what volunteer opportunities we will promote to our employees:
- The skills and interests of our employees
- Our ability to promote the opportunity in a timely and effective manner
- Capacity of the organization to effectively utilize volunteers and provide a meaningful experience
- What time of day and week volunteers are needed
- The number of volunteers being requested.
- Past experience with the nonprofit organization
- Location of the volunteer experience
- The organization's service offerings fall within our contribution priorities
Product Donations
Contact lenses are a medical device that should only be dispensed by a licensed eye care professional, CIBA VISION is prohibited from providing direct donations of contact lenses. However, we do offer lens care product donations for causes such as disaster relief efforts.
