Designer Yves Behar of FuseProject has teamed up with the Mexican government to make a new program for the schoolchildren of Mexico called "See Better to Learn Better". The program gives free glasses to students who need them in order to learn in school. These children's bad vision is a very big problem in the Mexican school system. "11% of kids in Mexico don't learn because they can't see, and the problem is compounded by the stigma of glasses as a handicap." Each child can pick out which design combination they want to customize their pair of glasses. There are 5 different frame shapes and 7 different colors to choose from. The frames are a two-part design which makes it easy for the lenses to be put into place. They are made form a special kind of plastic called Grilamid which is virtually unbreakable so the glasses are very durable. The program plans to give out about 300,000 glasses each year.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
See Better to Learn Better Program
Designer Yves Behar of FuseProject has teamed up with the Mexican government to make a new program for the schoolchildren of Mexico called "See Better to Learn Better". The program gives free glasses to students who need them in order to learn in school. These children's bad vision is a very big problem in the Mexican school system. "11% of kids in Mexico don't learn because they can't see, and the problem is compounded by the stigma of glasses as a handicap." Each child can pick out which design combination they want to customize their pair of glasses. There are 5 different frame shapes and 7 different colors to choose from. The frames are a two-part design which makes it easy for the lenses to be put into place. They are made form a special kind of plastic called Grilamid which is virtually unbreakable so the glasses are very durable. The program plans to give out about 300,000 glasses each year.
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