Organisation: GoodVision
Location: Germany
Photographer: Antje Christ

At 86, Don Ruben lives alone in a remote mountain village, sustained by the support of his children - grateful that eye care finally reached him when his vision began to fade.

Don Ruben waits patiently, perhaps because no one is waiting for him at home, as the

86-year-old lives alone in the mountain village of Turtur in the department of Boyacá. His 10 children and many grandchildren have been working in different places in Colombia for a long time. There is a huge rural exodus in Colombia, with over 80% of the country's 51 million inhabitants living in cities. Although Don Ruben now lives alone in the mountains, he is proud of all his children. They support his father and grandfather with a little money every month and so he manages to make ends meet. Only his eyes, he complains, are no longer keeping up. But of course, the GoodVision team has a solution for that!