Billionaire MacKenzie Scott — the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — donated $15 million to New-York based VisionSpring to provide eyeglasses for farm workers in India, Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda.
Recently, the 52-year-old billionaire — who is the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and, despite giving millions away already, is still the 31st richest person on the planet, according to Forbes — donated $15 million to New-York based VisionSpring. The gift will help provide eyeglasses for farm workers in India, Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda.
“#LivelihoodsInFocus will focus on low-income tea, coffee, cocoa and artisan workers in India, Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda. Correcting vision and providing #eyeglasses in targeted communities will improve workers’ income and well-being, unlocking more than $1 billion in new earning potential,” the organization said. “We are humbled to be given this opportunity to scale our impact.