Seva Canada

On Saturday September 17, a scenic 62-kilometre bike ride through the Cowichan Valley will help restore sight for children in eastern Africa. Bike for Sight will raise funds for Seva Canada to provide life-changing cataract surgeries for children in Tanzania, Burundi, Malawi and Madagascar where the incidence of pediatric cataracts is 10x what it is in Canada. A short operation prevents an average of 50 years of blindness and allows a child to go to school and reach their full potential.

Seva Canada, a Vancouver-based eye care charity, is funding a special program to train health professionals in the developing world to detect and prevent blindness in AIDS patients.

For the first time in history, the number of people suffering from blindness is decreasing according to new figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Sherritt International Corporation has made a donation of $32,000 for Seva Canada’s efforts to help restore sight and prevent blindness in Madagascar.

Canadian humanitarian documentary photographer and Edmonton optometrist Dr. Larry Louie has taken top honours in the 2010 International Travel Photographer of the Year awards(TPOTY), with stunning, highly atmospheric portfolios of black and white images of Mali and Tibet.

Think bac  to your childhood and try to recall what you really wished for on your birthday. Perhaps it was a G.I. Joe, an Etch a Sketch, or those Rock ‘Em Sock‘Em robots. How about the kind act of helping someone out? Eleven-year-old James Owen did just that when he chose to donate to Seva Canada’s sight restoration programs for his birthday.

Looking to stray away from giving conventional gifts this holiday season? Wanting to give 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 shoppers looking for something unique and thoughtful to give their friends and family during this holiday season. 

On Thursday December 9th, Banyen Books will hold a 40th birthday  celebration at the  Ridge Theatre with special live “skype-in” with Ram Dass from Maui, a new short film of Ram Dass, a rare screening of Saint Misbehavin’:The Wavy Gravy Movie and a book signing of Ram Dass’s new book Be Love Now by its co-author Rameshwar Das.

Seva Canada is launching an international campaign to raise public awareness of blindness and vision impairment as major international public health issues. Since 1982, Seva Canada has been restoring sight and preventing blindness in the developing world. The campaign will run from now to the end of December 2010.

Seva Canada is launching a national Video Contest, Her Sight Is Worth It, to raise  awareness  of  blindness  among  girls  and  women and the barriers they face accessing eye care.