Seva Foundation

PARTNER WORLDWIDE TO CREATE SELF-SUSTAINING PROGRAMS THAT PRESERVE AND RESTORE SIGHT.

SIGHT SERVICES & RESTORATION PROGRAMSEVA IS A GLOBAL NONPROFIT EYE CARE ORGANIZATION THAT TRANSFORMS LIVES BY RESTORING SIGHT AND PREVENTING BLINDNESS. SINCE 1978, SEVA HAS PROVIDED SIGHT-SAVING SURGERIES, EYEGLASSES, MEDICINE, AND OTHER EYE CARE SERVICES TO 64 MILLION PEOPLE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.GLOBALLY, AT LEAST 2.2 BILLION PEOPLE HAVE A VISION IMPAIRMENT, AND OF THESE, OVER 1.1 BILLION PEOPLE HAVE A VISION IMPAIRMENT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED OR IS YET TO BE ADDRESSED. OUR PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING EYE CARE AVAILABLE TO (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD IT. THEY ARE DRIVEN BY 4 PILLARS - ESTABLISHING SELF-SUSTAINING VISION CENTERS, EYE CARE FOR CHILDREN, BRINGING THE BEST IN TECHNOLOGY, AND TRAINING & JOB CREATION.TOWARDS THIS AIM, SEVA WORKS WITH 150+ PARTNER HOSPITALS AROUND THE WORLD TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL HOSPITALS AND DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE EYE CARE PROGRAMS WITH LONG-TERM IMPACT.DURING THIS REPORT YEAR, SEVA'S NETWORK OF PROGRAMS AND PARTNERS PROVIDED EYE CARE SERVICES TO 7,314,781 PEOPLE (MORE THAN 50% WOMEN AND GIRLS) AND 885,782 SIGHT SAVING SURGERIES. IN ADDITION, 58,635 CHILDREN RECEIVED EYEGLASSES.IN ASIA, SEVA MADE EYE CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILLION PEOPLE BY ESTABLISHING 35 PRIMARY EYE CARE VISION CENTERS IN BANGLADESH, CAMBODIA, INDIA, AND NEPAL.IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, CATARACT REMAINS THE BIGGEST CAUSE OF BLINDNESS. THIS PAST YEAR, SEVA SUPPORTED PARTNER HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE 5,901 CATARACT SURGERIES AND 64,776 EYE EXAMS AND SERVICES. IN THE AMERICAS, SEVA FUNDED 6 VISION CENTERS AND SUPPORTED PARTNER HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE 14,150 CATARACT SURGERIES AND 225,046 EYE EXAMS AND SERVICES.GLOBALLY, 5,546 DOCTORS, OPHTHALMIC SUPPORT STAFF, HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTERS RECEIVED TRAINING IN EYE HEALTH CARE PROVISION AND OUTREACH.SPECIFICALLY, SEVA LED 22 TRAININGS, REACHING 635 PEOPLE TO ESTABLISH AND IMPROVE TRAINING PROGRAMS AT THEIR HOSPITAL. IN ALL PROGRAMS, SEVA CONTINUALLY MONITORS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES TO DETERMINE THE EVIDENCE OF IMPACT AS WE GO, AND COURSE CORRECT AS NEEDED.SEVA BELIEVES THAT RESTORING SIGHT IS ONE OF THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND REDUCE POVERTY. THIS YEAR, SEVA PUBLISHED FINDINGS IN THE BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATING THAT EVERY DOLLAR SPENT ON REFRACTIVE ERROR OR CATARACT CORRECTION PRODUCES $36 IN BENEFITS, ON PAR WITH OTHER 'BEST BUYS' IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WHEN A BLIND PERSON GETS HER SIGHT BACK, SHE CAN GO BACK TO WORK, EARN AND SUPPORT HER FAMILY.