August 2009: Media Kit for World Sight Day and Her Sight Is Worth It Video Contest
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. The video contest, www.HerSight.ca, is open to all Canadians over 13 years of age and is promoted throughout high schools, universities, and film schools.
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.
November 2008: Edmontonians 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.
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.
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.
October 2008: Eye Care Centre Opens in Tanzania with Canadian Help and UBC faculty members win prestigious International Blindness Prevention Award
Two back-to-back events on November 4 and November 10 mark the growth, success, and recognition of the Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology and its founders, Dr. Susan Lewallen and Dr. Paul Courtright.
October 2008: UBC faculty members win prestigious International Blindness Prevention Award
Two UBC faculty members, Dr. Paul Courtright and his wife Dr. Susan Lewallen, have won the prestigious International Blindness Prevention Award for 2008 from the American Academy of Ophthalmology(AAO).