SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION USA
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Description: Help the visually impaired poor in India and other developing countries.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 100,000
Geographic areas served: India
Board Members and Affiliation: We are affiliated with Sankara Eye Care Institutions India and more information at www.giftofvision.org
Mission:
Sankara Eye Society, Coimbatore was started in India in 1977. This trust had the philanthropic philosophy of providing high quality health care, especially eye care to all, either free or at an affordable cost. In 1998, Sankara Eye Foundation was established to support the work of Sankara Eye Society. Our mission is to attain 20/20 by the year 2020.
Results:
537,000 FREE Eye Surgeries and 8340 Eye Camps. From one Sankara Eye Hospital and 8,000 FREE Eye Surgeries per year to close to 100,000 FREE Eye Surgeries per year at our Eight Sankara Eye Hospitals in India.
Sandhya
11/12/09
I am Sandhya Ashwini Kumar I belong to a Charitable Organisation called the Ladies Circle India and have been involved with Sankara Eye Care Hospital in Bangalore in their Project "Nanna Kannu" .Our Project Vision has been made successful because of this.They have helped us get eye care in the true ...
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Anu Sarathy
10/24/09
My husband had recently participated in the SEF's half marathon and I did assist with filling water in the cups for the runners for some time. It was a great experience and felt good at heart to offer such help to the runners and to the organization as well. Kudos to the Organization as well as the ...
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