{"id":828,"date":"2023-01-16T12:25:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opticunion.de\/?page_id=828"},"modified":"2025-05-30T16:23:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:23:42","slug":"social-commitment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.opticunion.de\/en\/social-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Social commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We do good because it feels good.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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FRAMES WITHOUT BORDERS<\/h1>\n

Michael and Michaela Roos collect old, defective and used spectacle frames for a good cause. The aim is to avoid waste and help people in developing countries get glasses. Many glasses are still wearable and can give another person a better quality of life in a “second life”.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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\n Reprocessing of spectacle frames for people in poor countries, as well as recycling of spectacle frames in order to reuse the recyclable materials <\/div>\n
\n Our contribution <\/div>\n
\n Frames, spare parts <\/div>\n
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\n Several times a year we support with free packages <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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For more information or to support our partner, please visit the official website.

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EDA – Entwicklungsdienst Deutscher Augenoptiker e.V.<\/h1>\n

EDA is a team of German opticians, with heart and hand, who go to another culture for a few weeks and get fully involved there. They are happy to share their knowledge with others in developing countries so that people there can learn the craft of optometry and citizens can have access to spectacle frames.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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\n Training and setting up workshops in developing countries <\/div>\n
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\n Free frames for various projects <\/div>\n
\n Latest project countries <\/div>\n
\n Malawi, Madagascar <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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For more information or to support our partner, please visit the official website.

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TOGO-HILFE e.V.<\/h1>\n

The core objective of Togo-Hilfe e.V. is to provide the people of Togo with charitable help to help themselves. Michael Firmenich is an optician and regularly travels to Togo to perform eye examinations on the local people and, if necessary, to make glasses. We regularly donate to Togo-Hilfe so that people in Togo can get glasses and improve their quality of life.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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\n Mission <\/div>\n
\n Spectacle frames for people in Togo (West Africa) <\/div>\n
\n Our contribution <\/div>\n
\n Spectacle frames for children, teenagers and adults <\/div>\n
\n Activities <\/div>\n
\n 1-2x per year we support with free spectacle frames <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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For more information or to support our partner, please visit the official website.

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