LAS Charities of the year announced

At this time of year we always choose three charities to donate a proportion of our profits to. The charities are nominated by LAS team members. This year we are really proud to support the following charities:

‍Second Sight is a small charity working to restore the sight of the rural poor, in the state of Bihar in India. In their 25 year history they have saved the sight of over 650,000 people and have prevented countless others going blind from eye disease through early detection and prevention. This blog post from renowned photographer, Jenny Matthews, beautifully illustrates their important work.

‍https://www.secondsight.org.uk

‍Warwickshire Vision Support has been supporting visually impaired people since 1911. Today, the charity runs social clubs, hosts vision support centres and eye clinic advice desks providing information, advice and guidance to people coming to terms with sight loss. They also operate a telephone befriending service helping to address issues of social isolation and deliver IT training to enable people to maintain their independence and exercise their rights.

‍https://www.warwickshire.vision/‍

‍The Eve Appeal is the UK’s leading gynae cancer charityTheir aim is to prevent gynae cancers - womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal cancer - from developing in the first place by funding research and improving early detection through awareness, education and advice.  Through their free and confidential Ask Eve nurse service, they answer people’s questions about their gynae health, gynae cancers and provide vital reassurance.

‍https://eveappeal.org.uk/