JCCI to offer 10,000 eyeglasses to the needy

JCCI to offer 10,000 eyeglasses to the needy

December 20, 2016
Mohammad Bajbair, head of the private health sector in Jeddah (right), Mohammad Al-Bashawri, head of the optical committee (left), and Mubarak Al-Siraj, head of the business committee of the JCCI. — Courtesy photo
Mohammad Bajbair, head of the private health sector in Jeddah (right), Mohammad Al-Bashawri, head of the optical committee (left), and Mubarak Al-Siraj, head of the business committee of the JCCI. — Courtesy photo

Fatima Muhammad

By Fatima Muhammad


JEDDAH — The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) on Sunday announced that it will provide 10,000 free eyeglasses in 2017 to people with special needs, orphans and families with low incomes.

Mohammad Al-Bashawri, head of the optical committee at the JCCI, said that they first started by recycling old eyeglasses but now investors are willing to provide new eyeglasses to those in need.


December 20, 2016
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