SEVA Canada : Seva: A Solution in Sight - Eye Care Charity that Restores Sight & Prevents Blindness

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Seva Canada helps children with eye problems see. Photo by Jon Kaplan

Seva Canada's mission is to restore sight and prevent blindness in the developing world.

Since 1982, Seva Canada has been helping communities develop their own capacity to deliver affordable eye care services.

Seva provides funding and expertise to partners in 7 countries and regions: Nepal, Tibet, India, Tanzania and eastern Africa, Guatemala, Cambodia and Egypt.

Seva is creating sight programs that are:

locally managed
high volume
low cost
directed to those most in need
accessible to women and girls, and
sustainable.

Every 5 seconds a person in the world goes blind. A child goes blind every minute. There are now 314 million people with serious vision impairment. 45 million people are blind.

It doesn't have to be this way. 80% of blindness is preventable or treatable, often with a 15-minute cataract surgery costing $50 or less. Eye surgery is one of the miracles of modern medicine and is one of the most cost-effective way to reduce poverty.

You can give the gift of sight to a blind person and change lives forever.

Our Gift of Sight catalogue is available now. You can put your compassion into action and give gifts for the holidays, birthdays and any special occasion.

Donate now and read success stories.

Seva does not just provide cataract surgery and train eye care specialists like ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, orthoptists and ophthalmic nurses. Our partners provide comprehensive eyecare, treating the range of eye problems including refractive error, glaucoma, infections, cornea problems, retina diseases, pediatric eye issues and other causes of vision loss.

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Seva means "service" in Sanskrit. We believe in compassion in action. Read about Seva's story and our history of innovation.

Seva Canada Society is a registered Canadian charity #13072 4941 RR0001

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Seva (pronounced say-va) means "service" in Sanskrit

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Seva Canada is grateful to CIDA for its support

Seva Canada is proud to be a member of VISION 2020

Seva Canada Society: 100-2000 West 12th Ave. : Vancouver, BC V6J 2G2
email: admin@seva.ca : tel: (604) 713-6622 : fax: (604) 733-4292 : Toll-Free: 1-877-460-6622