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Giving Her Back Her Sight and Her Life!

76-year-old Punya has had a tough life. Her mother was killed during a violent political conflict and her husband died early in their marriage when she was still a young woman. She relied on her income as a daily wage labourer in the nation’s capital, Kathmandu, to support herself. Her home was destroyed by an earthquake. And then she lost her sight. Find out how you helped restore her sight and life!

Blog | June 24th, 2022
A Father's Blessing For Sight

Ram always took care of his family and made sure they had food, clothing and shelter even during the toughest times. Then he got older and life got even harder. He had to learn to rely on his wife and his two grown daughters.

Blog | June 7th, 2022
Sight For Generations

Two years ago Mong in Cambodia began to go blind. She not only lost her sight but her confidence as well. Her granddaughters had to miss school to look after her and the household. And then COVID-19 came to Cambodia.

Blog | April 20th, 2022
A Research 1st for Seva Cambodia!

Seva Cambodia staff, Roshan Bista and Sophon Vin, have taken leadership roles in improving eye care services in Cambodia. A first for both Seva Cambodia and Roshan and Sophan, they each designed and conducted studies that evaluated whether new outreach activities increased the number of people, particularly women and girls, accessing eye care services and at what program costs.

Blog | April 5th, 2022
Seeing Success in School

“I am shocked she (Subhrata) has an eye problem! No one in the family knew about the problem,” said Subhrata's mother in eastern Nepal.

Blog | March 25th, 2022
Seva Canada's 40 Years of 1sts

In this, our 40th anniversary year, we want to celebrate you - our donors, volunteers and cheerleaders, our program partners and international staff, and every person who has donated, bought a t-shirt, calendar or cards, come to a concert, lent a hand, or worked with our partners in-country.

Blog | March 23rd, 2022
Restoring Sight is a Beautiful Thing To Do

"The idea of blindness and lack of sight and how it impacts one's life, wasn't something I truly understood until I developed early onset cataracts. I was a busy mother of teenagers at the time and all of a sudden, my vision became cloudy. One day I walked outside and I couldn't see the steps, I realized something was wrong," recalls Nancy.

Blog | March 23rd, 2022
CFLI is Helping Women and Girls Rise and Thrive in Cambodia

Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, is home to an estimated 678,033 people; 51% of whom are women and girls. Small scale farming and fishing are the main activities of this rural province, and 43% of the population live below the poverty line. There are almost 12,000 people in Banteay Meanchey with treatable blindness who could see tomorrow if they had access to care. Thousands more simply need a pair of glasses to see the world clearly. Learn how CFLI is giving the power of sight to people in need in the province.

Blog | March 10th, 2022
Seeing Her Son

Anita's sight began to fail until one day she was no longer able to farm or care for her son. Eventually, Anita could no longer walk unassisted, work, or live independently. Anita visited the Bharatpur Eye Hospital and was diagnosed with developmental cataract in both eyes. When Anita learned the cost of the surgery, she cried at the admission desk because she could not afford to pay.

Blog | March 4th, 2022
Peek-A-Boo! I See You!

When Lilia in Burundi was 6 months old, her parents knew something was very wrong with her vision. She couldn't follow her parents' movements with her eyes, cried constantly and didn't want to eat. Lilia's parents were devastated.

Blog | October 18th, 2021