May is Healthy Vision Month. This is how sight united three generations of women.

In Battambang, Cambodia, three generations of women run a family car wash. It’s a life built on grit, love, and long days, but for 20 years, there was a missing piece at the center of their home.

At 74, Phen Mao lived in a blur. After she lost her sight, her daughter, Lorb, carried the added weight of the business and her mother’s safety. “Almost 20 years ago, she lost her sight,” Lorb said. “I worried about her constantly.”

Last month, that 20-year wait ended in just 15 minutes.

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Why Anthony Ferraro is all-in on Seva

Some people follow a path. Anthony Ferraro builds his own and invites the world to keep up.

Born with Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Anthony lost his sight over time, but never his drive. He rose as a champion wrestler, Paralympic judo athlete, and a magnetic motivational speaker. He even busked 10,000 miles across America, performing for strangers who quickly became fans. Now a full-time content creator, Anthony offers an authentic look into how he navigates daily life, cares for his family, and uses his platform to advocate for greater access to eye care.

Anthony’s journey is proof of what determination can achieve, and we’re grateful to have his heart and hustle behind our mission. Watch our interview video above to learn his whole story and connect with Anthony at asfvision.com or follow him on InstagramTikTok, or Facebook.

The Story of Riata, a 15-Year-Old Girl from Uganda

In the small town of Apac, Uganda, Riata’s world began to fade when she was just eight years old. Her parents could tell something was wrong. She squinted more. Moved slower. Reached out cautiously in spaces she once knew by heart. Over time, Riata’s world dimmed until it disappeared completely. Cataracts in both eyes took her vision and, with it, her independence.

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New Vision Centers Bring Cambodia into Focus

Across the countryside of Cambodia, the rice fields shimmer, and motorbikes hum along narrow roads lined with homes on stilts. Farmers tend their crops under the radiant sun, and grandparents watch children chase one another through temple courtyards. Life here is vibrant, industrious, and deeply rooted in tradition. But when vision begins to fade, daily life, from farming to studying to sewing, becomes difficult and uncertain.

To bring essential eye care access closer to these communities, Seva Foundation opened four new Vision Centers in Pea Reang District, Puok District, Prey Kabbas District, and Batheay District. Established in collaboration with local partners, Cambodia’s Provincial Health Departments, and through the National Program for Eye Health of the Ministry of Health, these permanent facilities represent lasting change.

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We know what you did last year!

Last year, YOUR Support: 

  • Gave 7.6 Million people access to eye care  — most of them saw an eye doctor for the very first time;
  • Trained thousands of local leaders who delivered eye care where virtually none existed before; and  
  • Launched Seva-led industry research that reshaped the conversation of eye health, influencing decision-makers at the highest levels to prioritize vision. 
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Bob Weir: Letting the Legacy Proceed by Its Own Design

Photo: Grateful Dead playing first Seva foundraiser concert in Oakland, California in 1979.
Photo: Grateful Dead playing the first Seva fundraiser concert in Oakland, California in 1979.

In a recent tribute, SF Gate contributor Nicholas G. Meriwether wrote: “The Grateful Dead folk motif describes the obligation the living owe the dead, a belief found in cultures around the world. It tells us that when we honor that obligation, we will be repaid in ways we cannot anticipate or imagine. An ancient expression of faith, it urges us to embrace life as a continuum – one that includes those who have passed on and who rely on the living to steward their legacy.”

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A New Light is Rising in Quiché, Guatemala

In partnership with Visualiza, Seva Foundation has completed a state-of-the-art eye hospital that will serve over 1 million people, bringing quality care closer to home for those who once had to travel to Guatemala City or go without care entirely.

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The Power of Showing Up – With You

On my desk sits a photo of Milka, a three-year-old girl from Burundi who received her first pair of glasses years ago thanks to supporters like you. In the picture, she wears bright pink frames that rest a little wide on her small face, and tucked over her arm is a tiny pocketbook – an accessory that somehow makes her look both playful and unmistakably determined. There’s a confidence in her expression, a look that tells me we will all be working for her someday.

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