Lingga Islands
Last week, Vega visited the Lingga Islands. And what an eye-opener that voyage proved to be. Situated right on the equator just south of Singapore and east of Sumatra, Lingga Archipelago might as well be located next door to nowhere.
Sight by Sail
Sight by Sail is an initiative from the Historic Vessel Vega which provides free reading glasses for the elderly. We supply both new high-quality glasses of various strengths and training for local health workers to fit them. These low-cost reading glasses make a huge difference in peoples lives. If you would like to help please contact us, we always need more glasses.
Historic Vessel Vega, Sight by Sail, Anambas Islands
This little film covers our work providing reading glasses for the elderly in the Anambas Islands, Indonesia. You would be amazed how a simple pair of reading glasses can improve the quality of someone’s life.
Reading glasses for Palah village
This remote village is located on Mubur island in Kepulauan Anambas, a small archipelago of Indonesia, located in the South China Sea between the Malaysian mainland to the west and the island of Borneo to the east.
Sight by Sail
Sight by Sail is a program Historic Vessel Vega began over 10 years ago to bring simple reading glasses to the islands we assist.
Wairoke Village, reading glasses & medical supplies
As one of the young maritime policemen said, “This morning when we came 138 people could not see, now when we leave 138 of my people can see again.” Wairoke Village, Lautém District, Timor Leste.
Afabubo Community
Historic Vessel Vega in collaboration with the East Timor Maritime Police (UPM) delivers medical supplies and reading glasses to Lautém District, Timor Leste.
Reading glasses & clinic supplies for Laclubar
Laclubar is a rural area high in the mountains of East Timor. It is difficult to reach. Most people live in the surrounding farming villages which often have no road only walking paths.
Reading glasses for the elderly in Triloka
Triloka Clinic serves the community Triloka and 12 surrounding villages. The clinic works under the umbrella of the Fundação Lafaek Diak, Baucau, East Timor.
Deliveries to Pisang island in the Banda Sea
Pulau Pisang means Banana Island. A very small island close to Banda with fewer than 300 inhabitants.
Sight by Sail goes to Pulau Hatta
Pulau Hatta is an island in South Maluku (Moluccas), Indonesia.
