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Tag: Call for Ideas

Meet the Winners: Seva’s Innovation Challenge

Posted on August 11, 2026October 15, 2026 by Katie McMillan

Seva Foundation Awards $480,000 to Five Teams Reimagining Eye Care

For nearly 50 years, Seva Foundation has done one thing relentlessly well: make quality eye care reach people the market forgot. Not through charity alone, but through calculated, disruptive innovation that has driven down the cost of care across the global eye care industry.

The Innovation Challenge is the latest chapter. Clinicians, researchers, and entrepreneurs from around the world submitted bold ideas to fight avoidable blindness and vision loss. Five winning teams will share a $480,000 prize pool.

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Expanding Eye Care Through Innovation: The Call for Ideas

Posted on October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 by Seva Foundation
Photo above: Call for Ideas launch in Kampala, Uganda.

Seva’s Call for Ideas (CFI) is a powerful tool for uncovering locally driven, innovative solutions that expand access to eye care. Since its launch in 2019 with Native Nations, CFI has grown to include global technology rounds and regional initiatives. 

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