NYT: Choose a Gift That Changes Lives
HCP was selected as a recipient of New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof’s 2020 Holiday Impact Prize. The Holiday Impact Prize is awarded to nonprofits...
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Nov 21, 2020
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Bhutan Gets Its First Eye Hospital
The eye center, named in honor of Her Majesty the Royal Grand Mother, is technically and financially supported by the Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) in Nepal and WEN Giving Foundation.
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Oct 31, 2019
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The Miracle Of Cataract Surgery: The Blind Can See Again
NPR's Global Health and Development Correspondent, Jason Beaubien, reports from high-volume cataract surgical outreach in Ethiopia
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Feb 22, 2018
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One of these world-changing ideas is about to be worth $100 million
The MacArthur Foundation 100&Change initiative inspires organizations to step up.
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Apr 27, 2017
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FOX News | Doctors team up to stop preventable blindness
FOX News Channel’s Dr. Manny Alvarez interviews Himalayan Cataract Project co-founders Dr. Sanduk Ruit and Dr. Geoff Tabin
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Apr 20, 2017
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60 Minutes features Himalayan Cataract Project
60 Minutes features Himalayan Cataract Project co-founders Dr. Sanduk Ruit and Dr. Geoff Tabin in Myanmar conducting a high-volume cataract surgical outreach.
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Apr 16, 2017
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This Man Helped Over 1L People See Again, And He’s Not Done Yet
There are 223 million people in the world with some kind of vision ailment, but this huge number does not daunt Dr Sanduk Ruit. As an ophthalmologist, he has given back...
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Feb 28, 2017
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Non-profit Seeking to Cure Blindness up for $100M Grant
A Vermont-based nonprofit group that works to cure blindness in Nepal and other developing countries is one of eight semifinalists for a $100 million grant from the John D. and Catherine...
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Feb 16, 2017
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MacArthur Names 8 Semifinalists in $100 Million Grant Competition
Proposals by the Carter Center, Catholic Relief Services, and the Human Diagnosis Project are among the eight "big ideas" that will compete for a $100 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation.
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Feb 15, 2017
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MacArthur Foundation Picks Eight Projects That Could Change the World
The MacArthur Foundation on Wednesday announced the eight semifinalists in a new competition: come up with the best proposal to solve a global problem, with a reward of $100 million.
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Feb 15, 2017
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Vermont Nonprofit Is a Semifinalist for a $100 Million Grant
A Waterbury nonprofit has been named a semifinalist for a $100 million grant award in an international competition.
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Feb 15, 2017
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The Mountaineering Ophthalmologist, Doctor Geoff Tabin
Co-founder and chairman Dr. Geoff Tabin featured in Wasatch Magazine.
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Jan 12, 2017
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Vision Quest: Bringing Eyesight to the Blind
HCP featured in Seven Days, Vermont’s Independent Voice
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Nov 23, 2016
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How to Start a Medical Revolution
HCP featured in USAID's Frontlines.
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Nov 22, 2016
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The Best News You Don’t Know
The world is a mess, with billions of people locked in inescapable cycles of war, famine and poverty, with more children than ever perishing from hunger, disease and violence.
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Sep 22, 2016
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VICE on HBO features Himalayan Cataract Project
Beating Blindness - the moment a life changes.
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Feb 26, 2016
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Dr. Geoff Tabin Receives 2016 Biosyntrx Thornton Humanitarian Award
"Summiting the mountain of preventable cataract blindness in the developing world is admittedly audacious, but he has proven it’s doable and sustainable."
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Jan 12, 2016
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