"I have seen good service in hospitals, and I have seen devotion in temples and religious centers, but here in SECI, I see service combined with devotion."
Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
Former President of India
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SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION, USA
1900 McCarthy Blvd #302
Milpitas, CA 95035
1-866-SANKARA(726-5272)
SEF, USA is a 501 (c)(3) registered non-profit organization and all donations are tax exempt in the USA.
Tax id: 77-6141976
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News and Upcoming Events
Gift of Vision - The Hindu Business Line Article
Sankara Eye Care Institutions has won the FICCI healthcare excellence award for the 3rd year in a row
The Magic of Social Enterprise - The Hindu, Business Line
India Institutes of Technology (IIT) USA Alumni Association Announces American Leadership Award Winners
Construction of Punjab Hospital has started! Fondation Stone Laying for the Punjab Hospital in Ludhiana by Chief Minister on December 5, 2010.
SEF profiled in South Asian Times
Shri Anil Lal became the first 'Partner-in-Service' for the Sankara Eye Hospital, Punjab by donating $100,000 towards this project! Become a 'Partner-in-Service' in the Punjab hospital by donating $100,000, collectively with your family and friends!
Quick Facts
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1/4th of the world's blind live in India; a staggering 15 million people are visually impaired
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Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF), USA
~ US registered non-profit organization that works in partnership with Sankara Eye Care Institutions (SECI), India, towards eradicating curable blindness in India
~ Raises funds to support FREE eyecare activities in India and the construction of State-of-the-Art Eye Hospitals all across India to bring curable blindness under control with the goal to perform one million free eye surgeries a year.
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Sankara Eye Care Institutions (SECI) India
~ Was established in 1977 to perform free service to the poor
~ Started the un-paralleled rural out-reach program in 1990
~ Has conducted a free Eye Camp every weekend without missing a single weekend
~ Has reached out to a population of more than 15 million people
~ Performed over 105,000 FREE eye surgeries in 2009
~ Has been acknowledged as one of the largest rural out-reach programs in the world
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