LONDON—U.K. charity Vision for a Nation Foundation is launching an unprecedented nationwide village outreach campaign in Rwanda. Over the next 23 months, teams of nurses will visit every single one of Rwanda’s 15,000 villages to provide affordable glasses and basic treatment to all those in need.

The campaign involves over 2,000 nurses—trained by Vision for a Nation—based across the country’s 502 health centers who are taking eyecare directly to the villages they serve. The campaign launched in the Rutsiro district of Rwanda’s Western Province and is being rolled out district by district—covering all 30 districts in the country and a population of 10.5 million people by the end of 2017.

“Within the next two years, our nurses will have screened, treated or referred the vast majority of Rwandans of all ages who have issues with their vision,” VFAN CEO Tom Rosewall said. “And primary eyecare will be a fully integrated and sustainable part of Rwanda’s national health service. This will be an unprecedented achievement for a low-income country like Rwanda and a model for other progressive governments around the world to emulate.”

Around one million Rwandans suffer from poor vision, according to Vision for a Nation. The outreach will allow every person in Rwanda, including those living in poverty and in marginalised communities, to receive an eye screening and potentially life-changing treatment in their own village. The campaign will help an estimated 1.25 million eye screenings; 625,000 eye drops dispensed; 300,000 affordable glasses (£1.00 per pair) provided; and 250,000 referrals for specialist treatment, including surgery, according to Vision for a Nation.

The village outreach builds on Vision for a Nation’s core program of supporting Rwanda’s Ministry of Health to create nationwide access to local eyecare through the country’s network of health centers. Over 350,000 Rwandans have already had their eyes screened in the past 20 months at local health centers and the service has been fully integrated into the Rwanda’s national health service.