Why was a Vistar Eye Center ophthalmologist recently in Nicaragua?

Through a church partnership, Dr. Jon Brisley was working with the Neo Fund, a Washington-based organization that provides sustainable community development, micro-lending and much-needed services to the area.

The Neo Fund was started in 2008, after two Portland humanitarians discovered that handouts weren’t the key to community development in a country that was struggling. Instead, they built a model for success — giving residents the resources to sustain themselves and their families by granting loans and child-aid programs.

Read more about the program here, or on their Facebook page.