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A donation of just £5 can enable the blind to see again!

Rotary Club of Guildford Eye Project

 

SUPPORT THE  2015 NEW HOSPITAL CHALLENGE

                      HELP PROVIDE 50 NEW EYE HOSPITALS IN INDIA

                                       WITH THESE NEW FACILITIES IN PLACE

                                                        100,000 OPERATIONS PER ANNUM 

                                                                            CAN BE PROVIDED BY ROTARY!!

In 1997 Guildford Rotarian S N Das MBE, an eye surgeon and consultant ophthalmic surgeon,

started the project  in and around Kolkata (Calcutta) with a personal ambition to restore the

sight of 100,000 people!

Aided by a generous grant system from the worldwide Rotary Movement, the £15 cost of a

cataract and other similar operations can be funded by a donation of  JUST £5 FROM YOUR CLUB.

THE GUILDFORD ROTARY EYE PROJECT provides:-

  • Training for eye surgeons
  • Microscopes and laser equipment etc.
  • Eye buses
  • Hospital transport 
  • Mobile eye screening camps
  • Facilities for additional treatments
  • Strives to ensure self sufficiency for all eye units
  • These eye hospitals are currently carrying out an impressive 40,000 operations per annum 

MUCH MORE CAN BE DONE WITH YOUR SUPPORT in the Indian sub continent, in Africa and

in other economically emerging countries.

A donation of just £5 can enable the blind to see again!

Taxpayers in Great Britain can Gift Aid their donation and add to its value:-  On-line donation.

Charity registration number 1127630

Click here for a fact sheet of the history and present activity of the project at the end of June 2012. (opens new window)