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Newsletters

Seva publishes Eye Contact, a newsletter about our programs, each spring and fall. Past issues can be viewed and downloaded below. To request an e-mail or printed copy of our next issue, email us at admin@seva.ca.

Spring/Summer 2010 issue of Seva Canada's newsletter, Eye Contact
Read about...
- the urgent need in Tibet
- how poverty causes blindness - By Dr Ken Bassett
- Susan Erdmann's trip to Western Nepal
- the burden of blindness
- Wavy Gravy and Saint Misbehavin' - Vancouver event May 15th
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Fall/Winter 2009 issue of Seva Canada's newsletter, Eye Contact
Read about...
- Seva Canada's video contest, Her Sight Is Worth It
- Justine Spencer on seeing sight restored in Nepal
- a young girl in Madagascar who got a special pair of glasses
- a major donor who funded three eye camps in Nepal
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Spring/Summer 2009 issue of Seva Canada's newsletter, Eye Contact
Read about...
- where Seva works in Africa
- photos and stories from recent eye camps in Tibet
- Chai Gallery benefit evenings for Seva
- sight restoration stories from Tibet and Cambodia
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Fall/Winter 2008 issue of Seva Canada's newsletter, Eye Contact
Read about...
- our three new countries: Guatemala, Egypt and Cambodia!
- World Sight Day 2008
- Broken glasses and how your gifts help
- Seva's March 2009 donor trip to Nepal
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Visionaries: Seva's new newsletter on legacy gifts
Seva's new forum with advice and information on planned giving.
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Spring/Summer 2008 issue of Seva Canada's newsletter, Eye Contact
Read about...
- a Nepali mother seeing her child for the first time
- Dr. Paul Courtright on the issue of gender and blindness
- the urgent need for Primary Eye Care Centres in the hill districts of Nepal
- Adelle Bernadette's amazing journey to overcome her sight problems and become an artist 
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Fall/Winter 2007 issue of Eye Contact
Read about...
- When the eye patch is removed — Ophthalmologist Dr. Martin Spencer reflects on lives transformed by sight surgery
- Eye care on the roof of the world
- the story of of Jangyong Lhamo in Tibet who lost both her livelihood and her son because she was blind
...and more!
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Spring/Summer 2007 issue of Eye Contact
Read about...
- Mobile Eye Camps — an innovative way to bring eye care services to poor people in remote areas of Tibet and Nepal
- the Critical Impact Award, the Oscar for non-profits
- the story of Deyang, age 75, who was completely blind from cataracts and had her sight restored by Seva
...and more!
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Seva Canada Annual Reports

 Seva Canada Annual Report 2008-2009

 Seva Canada's 2007-2008 Annual Report

Seva Canada's 2006-2007 Annual Report

Seva Canada’s 2005-2006 Annual Report

Publications

Press releases

November 2008: Seva's Gifts of Sight for the Holidays
Looking for a unique holiday gift that is meaningful and has the power to transform lives? Seva Canada’s “Gifts of Sight” are a great solution for yuletide shoppers looking for something special to give their friends or family. Read more.

November 2008: Edmontonians Gift Madagascar Girl the Gift of Sight
An 8-year-old blind girl in Madagascar will receive the gift of sight this Christmas thanks to the kindness of strangers in Edmonton who are providing her with a very special set of prescription glasses.

November 2008: Canadians Give Madagascar Girl the Gift of Sight
An 8-year-old blind girl in Madagascar will receive the gift of sight this Christmas thanks to the kindness of strangers in Canada who are providing her with a very special set of prescription glasses.

October 2008: Beleagured Tanzanian Albinos Get Some Help from Canada
Tanzanian albinos have been facing a series of brutal attacks and murders for witch doctor potions. Seva Canada and the Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology have been providing much-needed eye care for this beleagured community. Read more.

October 2008: Inauguration of New KCCO Building, Moshi, Tanzania
On November 4, 2008 KCCO will inaugurate its new three-story 25,700 square-foot training centre, at the base of Mt Kilimanjaro.

October 2008: Dr. Paul Courtright and Dr. Susan Lewallen Win the 2008 International Blindness Prevention Award
Dr. Paul Courtright and his wife Dr. Susan Lewallen, founders and the co-directors of KCCO have won the prestigious International Blindness Prevention Award for 2008 from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).