Individual one-time donations of up to $2,500 will be matched 2:1, until the first $38,000 is raised.
In a quiet village in Tanzania, Mwanaidi Ally Nyaela had always been the cornerstone of her family.
At 52, this strong mother spent her days peeling and crushing cassava into flour to sell at the market. She cared for her grandchildren, and she kept her home alive with warmth and love.
Mwanaidi after sight-restoring surgery.
“I used to care for my grandchildren,” Mwanaidi told us quietly. “But when I lost my sight, I became dependent myself.”
Cataracts slowly clouded her vision. Even the simplest tasks became dangerous. The smoke from cooking fires stung her eyes when she could no longer see the flames. Walking to the farm became impossible; she couldn’t see what lay in her path. The cassava business that helped to support her family came to a halt.
Imagine the heartbreak of a grandmother who once cared for everyone, now needing her young grandchildren to help her light a fire… when they should be in school.
Her son, Robert, had to abandon his studies at technical college to help support the family. Her husband, once her partner in farming and family life, now carried the burden alone. He became both provider and caretaker. The family’s foundation was crumbling.
Mwanaidi was diagnosed with bilateral cataracts at an outreach screening run by the Bugando Medical Centre. She was scheduled for sight-restoring surgery, funded by caring people like you.
With her sight restored, Mwanaidi’s life began anew.
Her entire family gathered in celebration—her husband, children, grandchildren, and even the neighbours came to welcome her home. With radiant joy, she looked around and truly saw them all again.
Mwanaidi, happy to see her husband after sight-restoring surgery.
“You can see how happy I am,” she beamed. “Even the neighbours are happy today!”
Now, with her sight restored, stability is returning. Mwanaidi can recognize her grandchildren’s faces from across the yard. She’s back to making cassava flour and Robert and her grandchildren have returned to school.
Don’t miss this opportunity to give 3X as many people the gift of sight!
$25 triples to $75 and can help 15 children see with prescription glasses
$50 triples to $150 and can cure 3 adult’s blindness with cataract surgery including a lens implant, medications and transportation to and from the eye hospital
$100 triples to $300 and can help train 2 ophthalmic nurses to provide eye care for a community
$150 triples to $450 and can cure 3 children’s blindness with cataract surgery including a lens implant. Follow-up care is provided along with glasses, medications and transportation.
$250 triples to $750 and can help train local ophthalmologists who will treat thousands of people over their career.
All gifts up to $2500 per donor will be matched to a grand total of $38,000.
Your support today can also transform the life of a child like Yvette, a young girl in Burundi. At just 8-years-old, Yvette couldn’t see clearly enough to follow her lessons or read her textbooks. She had to drop out of school and became isolated and depressed. Yvette rarely smiled. But thanks to Seva Canada donors like you, Yvette was diagnosed with cataracts and received life-changing surgery. With her sight restored, her smile has returned — along with her ability to go back to school.
This is what your generosity makes possible.
Donate this Giving Tuesday and triple your impact!
A group of three generous donors, who wish to remain anonymous, have joined together to offer a 2:1 match for Giving Tuesday. Your one-time gift up to $2,500 per donor will have triple the impact.
Donate by 11:59 pm PST to help 3x as many people get the gift of sight.
Our Vision is a world in which no one is needlessly blind or visually impaired.
We focus on sight because it’s solvable: 90% of vision loss can be prevented or treated.
Since 1982, Seva donors have given the power of sight to more than 5 million people through life-changing surgeries and provided eye care services to millions more.
Charity Intelligence rated Seva Canada a Top 100, 5-star charity in 2025, for the eighth consecutive year.
We have seen first-hand the enormous impact that Seva Canada’s efforts have made. Giving the gift of sight provides such a benefit not just to the individuals, but to the families and the entire communities. Lives are changed.
Gloria and Hugh Sutcliffe
Donors Since 2008
