Dr. Daniel Getaneh
“The Eyes are the lamp of our body. Everyone fears to be blind because losing sight will bring catastrophic effect to one’s personal, social and economic life”
Jul 31, 2017
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Donor Chops Off Dreadlocks to Raise Money for HCP
“The capacity to restore an individual’s sight—to enable them to more deeply experience the world and see their loved ones’ smiles—for a paltry $25 is astounding”
Jul 31, 2017
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Dr. Kumale Tolesa
Ethiopian Pediatric Ophthalmology Sub-specialist Completes First Leg of Fellowship
Jun 30, 2017
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Family Foundation Gives Large Donation after watching “Out of Darkness” on 60 Minutes
“What moved us was the tremendous impact that the surgery has on the lives of the patients and their families.”
Jun 20, 2017
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Dorcas
Dorcas is a 16 year-old girl from Awaso in the Western Region of Ghana, who had to drop out of school because she was being ridiculed for having a “bad” eye.
Mar 27, 2017
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Curt Schlosser
“The reason I am always smiling is that every day when I get up and can see, I tend to smile the whole day. People notice that and I tell...
Mar 22, 2017
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USAID/ASHA: Improving lives together through Innovation
For more than a decade, USAID’s Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (USAID/ASHA) has been one of the Himalayan Cataract Project’s most important and reliable funding...
Mar 9, 2017
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Healthy Vision Association (HVA)
For the third consecutive year, the Healthy Vision Association has chosen to sponsor the work of the Himalayan Cataract Project. According to HVA President Rich Schindette, “Part of our mission...
Feb 23, 2017
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Anil Rai
Growing up in a small village in Eastern Nepal, Anil Rai, now eight years old, was always a sweet and energetic boy. He was a merit student at his school...
Feb 23, 2017
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Nunu Weleye
Eight-year old Nunu Weleye came to the recent cataract outreach campaign organized by the Himalayan Cataract Project in December 2016 in Harar, Ethiopia. She came accompanied by her father traveling from...
Dec 16, 2016
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Henok Lema
Since losing sight in his right eye several years ago, 13-year old Henok Lema from Kulbi, Ethiopia in the state of Oromia, had almost given up on his dream of...
Dec 14, 2016
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Eskedar Haji
Fifteen year old Eskedar Haji from Arwacha in Oromia State, Ethiopia, faced insults, bullying and discrimination after he became blind 6 years ago.
Dec 12, 2016
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Donor Spotlight: Aston’s Birthday Gift
We received the following letter from a mother in Ohio who celebrated her son's first birthday by raising money to provide life-changing cataract surgery for others. Thank you Abigail for...
Apr 4, 2016
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Dr. Alemu Kerie Tesfaw, Ophthalmologist
The number of trained ophthalmic personnel in Sub-Saharan Africa compared to the number of people in need of eye care services is woefully insufficient. Ethiopia's population of 85 million is second...
Jul 30, 2015
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Nurse Marta
Our education and training program is one of the pillars of the Himalayan Cataract Project’s eye care model. We know that training just one person in turn can directly...
Jul 30, 2015
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