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Category: 2020 Fall Newsletter

Letter from the Executive Director – Fall 2020

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Kate Moynihan
Seva Spirit of Service Newsletter

AGILITY – I’ve been thinking about the meaning of this word lately. Thinking quickly, under pressure, and needing to make skillful decisions. Every one of us is agile these days.

I’m proud of the agility I see in my team and our partners here in the US and across the globe. Over the past several months, as the world changed, we leaned into our core values of compassion in action, equity, and respect. By doing so, we were able to support those in need. We saw agility in the form of innovations in telemedicine, new safety protocols, and diagnosing patients remotely.

While we understand the work we do is serious, we don’t take ourselves seriously. This wisdom is the gift from one of our most beloved co-founders, Wavy Gravy. He celebrated his birthday earlier this year under quarantine and via a live stream concert. His opening welcome was videotaped at his home, and the footage used was pulled from earlier shows.

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2020 Fall Newsletter, Seva Foundation Kate Moynihan, Letter from the Executive Director, telemedicine, Wavy Gravy
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1 Million+ Children Screened, 1 Million+ Children Achieving their Dreams

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 by Seva Foundation
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There are 19 million children worldwide under the age of 15 who live with impaired vision. In 2018, moved by this alarming statistic, Seva made a commitment to screen 1 million children and provide all necessary follow-up care by December 2020. This major undertaking was supported by Seva’s corporate partner, MODO, and other Seva supporters.

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2020 Fall Newsletter, Seva Foundation Children, MODO, Pediatric
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Seva launches a new workshop in Nepal and India to advance eye care solutions

Posted on September 29, 2020May 27, 2021 by Seva Foundation
Participants from Nepal, India, Cambodia, US, and Canada for the launch of Seva’s Operations Research Capacity Building workshop 2020 (ORCB2020) held in Chitwan, Nepal.
Participants from Nepal, India, Cambodia, US, and Canada for the launch of Seva’s Operations Research Capacity Building workshop 2020 (ORCB2020) held in Chitwan, Nepal.

At Seva, from our work with eye care professionals, hospitals, and partners in over 20+ countries, we’ve witnessed first hand the transformative power of community health. By partnering directly with the communities we serve to co-create innovative eye care solutions, we can reach more people with the sight-restoring treatment they need and, in turn, transform more lives.

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2020 Fall Newsletter, Seva Foundation Banepa, Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Cambodia, Canada, Chitwan, community health, Delhi, diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, hospital managers, India, Indian Institute of Public Health Hyderabad, Lumbini Eye Institute & Research Center, Nepal, Operations Research Capacity Building 2020, ophthalmic assistants, ophthalmologists, outreach workers, Reiyukai Eiko Masunaga Eye Hospital, Siddharthanagar, training, workshop
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Leveraging technology to re-emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 by Seva Foundation
Visualiza, Seva’s partner in Guatemala, is converting ambulances into mobile diagnostic clinics to provide home visits to neighborhoods who otherwise are unable to visit the clinic.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be one of the most pressing global health challenges of our time. Seva is thankful for all the brave frontline and essential workers who have tirelessly risked their lives in support of others. We are also thankful for you and your continued support in ensuring that our partners receive the vital resources they need in the face of this crisis.

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2020 Fall Newsletter, Seva Foundation COVID-19, Dr. Samina Zamindar, Guatemala, mobile diagnostic clinics, Standard Operating Procedures, telemedicine, Visualiza
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14-year-old Shakeela could now see everything she had been missing!

Posted on September 29, 2020June 7, 2022 by Seva Foundation
Shakeela

For most of her life, Shakeela Bibi did not realize she had a vision problem. A 14-year old girl living in Pakistan, Shakeela had to drop out of school after two years because she could not keep up with her peers. She had trouble reading the blackboard and would copy off of other students’ notes instead.

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2020 Fall Newsletter, Seva Foundation Buner, Children, Pakistan, Pediatric, Shakeela, Tehsil Eye Care Center
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Donor Shout-outs – Fall 2020

Posted on September 29, 2020May 31, 2023 by Seva Foundation
Left: Andy rowing on the river Ganges in Varanasi, India. Right: Dr. Dipankar Mukhopadhyay.

Andrew Allen

Andrew Allen, a California wedding officiant, first learned about Seva at a fundraiser in 2013. Although he originally attended the fundraiser to listen to the music, Andrew left having learned a lot more about Seva and even purchased a few shirts. “If I am going to buy a shirt, I might as well help someone get their sight back.”

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2020 Fall Newsletter, Seva Foundation Donor Shout-outs
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A conversation with Dr. Ashwini Kumar, a pediatric ophthalmologist in India

Posted on September 29, 2020March 17, 2025 by Seva Foundation

We believe that all children should be able to play, learn, and grow. Globally, at least 450 million children have a sight condition that needs treatment, with 90 million children living with some form of sight loss. 448 million children and adolescents have refractive errors. At Seva, we know that to create a world free of avoidable childhood blindness, we must screen children for vision impairment as early as possible and identify and provide treatment to those in need. This means meeting and screening children where they are – at schools, at home, and in their community.

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2020 Fall Newsletter, Seva Foundation Children, Dr. Ashwini Kumar, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, India, ophthalmologists, Pediatric, Project Drishti, Vrindavan, World Health Organization
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2020 Fall Newsletter

  • Letter from the Executive Director – Fall 2020
  • 1 Million+ Children Screened, 1 Million+ Children Achieving their Dreams
  • Seva launches a new workshop in Nepal and India to advance eye care solutions
  • Leveraging technology to re-emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 14-year-old Shakeela could now see everything she had been missing!
  • Donor Shout-outs – Fall 2020
  • A conversation with Dr. Ashwini Kumar, a pediatric ophthalmologist in India

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