Students In Brazil, Who Unknowingly Had Vision Problems, See “The World in HD” For The 1st time, Thanks To SkyTV
FCB Brasil Launched A Social Responsibility Initiative For SkyTV, Allowing Public School Students In Brazil Who Unknowingly Had Vision Problems To See “The World in HD” For The 1st time!!!
Children in Brazil have limited access to eye exams through the public health system, resulting in one in four children having undetected eye problems. So FCB Brasil and Sky decided to bring a mobile ophthalmologist’s office to public schools and give primary school students an eye exam. The pilot project was launched at Carlos Gomes Municipal School in São Bernardo do Campo, near São Paulo, with 79 students. Of the students participating, 34 were diagnosed with vision problems, 5 of which were serious. The children were then given glasses so they could see clearly for the first time. The impact of the program can be summed up in one enormous smile, as a girl closes her eyes and then opens them with delight at the new spectacles. Sky plans to roll out the program to examine 800 students and deliver 200 glasses a month.
“This is a new, different and exciting project that can bring the world in HD to millions of children; a clearer, better-looking, more colorful world,” said FCB Brasil vice president, creative director Joanna Monteiro.
“SKY does everything to bring people the best images in the world, even if, as in this case, it’s not on a television screen,” added Max Geraldo, also a vice president, creative director at FCB Brasil.