If you have children, or have ever been around a one-year-old, you know they are into everything. It is the age of eager discovery; of reaching, crawling, and finally finding your feet.
Sahil is no different. He has that same drive to explore, but for the first year of his life, he just couldn’t see the way forward.
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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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Each year, vision loss robs low- and middle-income countries of an estimated $1 trillion in productivity. Yet we know that 90% of vision loss is preventable, often with solutions as simple as a pair of eyeglasses or a $50 cataract surgery. The evidence is unequivocal: restoring sight is not only a matter of health—it is one of the most effective poverty-fighting strategies we possess.
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India’s Envision Project, supported by Seva and Standard Chartered Bank, achieved its ambitious 3-year goal of creating access to eye care for 4 million people by establishing 65 Vision Centers across the country. Here’s a glimpse of the impact made so far:
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More than 450 enthusiastic guests filled Portland’s Patricia Reser Center for the Arts to attend Soor Aur Saptak (SAS), a benefit for Seva Foundation. This year SAS completed its 14th consecutive production, which brought color, energy, and joy to the evening.
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Every day, because of you, more people are seeing clearly – some for the first time ever.
Continue readingSeva CEO and Executive Director Kate Moynihan recently sat down with Seva’s Regional Director in India, Kuldeep Singh, Seva Board Chair Dr. Mariano Yee, and trainer Sunita Arora, who has helped launch the careers of over 2,000 eye care professionals.
The four talked candidly about the powerful ripple effects of your generosity — how restoring sight uplifts families, empowers local health care workers, and builds a sustainable future for eye care.
Children inherit many traits – green eyes, curly hair, athletic ability. They can also share vision problems. If one sibling needs glasses due to issues like nearsightedness or cataracts, the others may too.
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Dear Seva and Remidio,
I was just soaking in the sights and sounds of Bengaluru, India when, bam, I got the call we Pristine 5.0 cameras wait for – the Burundi eye clinic was finally ready for my arrival.
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Right now, somewhere in the world, someone is seeing clearly for the first time – thanks to you.
Through Seva, your compassion does more than restore sight. It brings back the sparkle in a child’s eye, the confidence in a mother’s stride, and the independence of a grandfather finding his way again.
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