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Tag: Kate Moynihan
Tune in: Conversations with Kate – Your Good Does Great in the World
Seva 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.
Seva featured in USA Today and International Business Times
In an informative discussion with International Business Times, Seva Executive Director Kate Moynihan makes the case for eye care as a critical solution to global poverty. Every $1 invested in eye health generates $36 in benefits across society. She also spoke with USA Today about Seva’s approach to building self-sustaining eye care systems globally – and our plans in Guatemala to eliminate avoidable blindness in the country.
Continue readingCEO and Executive Director Kate Moynihan on how Seva intends to meet the challenges of the year ahead.
Some years test our strength. Others reveal it.
This past year reminded me again that Seva’s story is one of resilience – not just the resilience of the communities we serve but of a mission that continues to thrive through challenge, change, and time. And at the heart of that resilience is you.
When we first opened a modest Vision Center in the Himalayan hills of Nepal in 1989, we didn’t have a roadmap – just a vision (pun intended) of what was possible. Today, that vision has grown into a worldwide network of 266 Vision Centers, providing permanent access to critical care for over 29 million people. In the last year alone, our partner hospitals in more than 20 countries delivered quality eye care to over 7 million individuals. What sustains this work isn’t just funding or infrastructure – it’s belief. Yours.
Continue readingYour Generosity in Action: Transforming 29 Million Lives Through Vision
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.
Continue readingSeva TAPped by the FDA in Pilot Program
We’re proud to announce that Seva has been selected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to participate in the Total Product Life Cycle Advisory Program (TAP) Pilot. TAP is a voluntary program designed to facilitate more efficient development and approval of medical devices.
Continue readingWith Gratitude: A Year in Review
When a compassionate community of supporters joins forces with a dedicated team to eliminate preventable blindness, the results are extraordinary. Thanks to your unwavering support, tens of thousands of people regained their sight – bringing hope, possibilities, and brighter futures to communities worldwide.
Here are just a few highlights from 2024 that you made possible:
Continue readingHow the Young Will See Their Future – and the cost to all of us if they don’t
Last month, the Seva Foundation and The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness released a groundbreaking report revealing a striking truth:
Children with vision loss learn at half the rate of those with good or corrected vision. Put another way – every year, 6.3 million school years are lost due to uncorrected vision, amounting to $173 billion in future earnings each year. Imagine the impact if those kids could simply see the board. What innovations would emerge? What challenges could these young minds overcome?
Continue readingSeva at WHO SPECS 2030
Seva is again at the heart of a global and audacious idea. If successful, it will improve the quality of life for millions of individuals worldwide.
This summer, with Seva’s Director of Impact and Learning, Lauren Jesudason, I represented the Seva Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, as a founding member of the World Health Organization’s latest initiative, SPECS 2030. This was a chance for Seva to take a seat at the global table – once again – lending our decades of experience and goodwill to an exciting undertaking.
Continue readingLetter from the Executive Director – Spring 2024
Friends of Seva,
Suzanne Gilbert, our esteemed Senior Director at Seva Foundation, has made the heartfelt decision to retire from her staff position, effective June 2024.
She made this decision in June of 2023, and we have spent the past year preparing for this significant transition. Suzanne’s unwavering commitment to our mission since Seva’s founding in 1978 has been nothing short of extraordinary. Her innovative spirit has been a driving force behind Seva as a volunteer, Executive Director, Program Director, Research Director, and Seva ambassador globally.
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