Kenya's Hurlingham Eye Care Services - a company founded in 2007 by three female doctors - started with small steps but with a long vision.
In the last six years the firm, which opened with just a few patients, has become East Africa's leading eye clinic and offers a wide range of services, from eye tests to laser surgery.
"Right from the onset our dream was to work in a centre that can be able to provide all types of eye care as a one-stop shop," one of the founders, Dr Kahaki Kimani, told the BBC's series African Dream.
"We also wanted to be a centre of excellence and so, when we saw a lot of our people travelling [for treatment] long distances outside the country - to Europe, to South Africa, to India - we felt that probably it was the right time to bring some of these services closer home," she explained.
Dr Kimani and two other ophthalmologists - Prof Dunera Ilako and Dr Nancy Kiumbura - set the firm in motion with an initial investment of $15,000 (£9,500) which they borrowed from a friend, an eye doctor who lives in Germany and who has given them a lot of additional support, including training.
Source: BBC NEWS
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