Seva Foundation
Restoring sight and preventing blindness in underserved communities worldwide
Our editorial assessment
Seva Foundation works on one of the most cost-effective interventions in global health: restoring sight. Much blindness in low-income countries is caused by cataracts, which a short, inexpensive surgery can reverse. Rather than run parallel systems, Seva strengthens local eye-care providers so programmes become self-sustaining. Charity Navigator awards it a four-star rating, with roughly 80% of spending reaching programmes. For donors who want dramatic, measurable impact — a person's sight restored for a modest cost — it is a compelling, well-run choice.
The problem they're solving
Tens of millions of people are blind or visually impaired from conditions like cataracts that are readily treatable, and losing sight in a low-income setting often means losing the ability to work or attend school. Seva restores sight through affordable surgery and builds the local eye-care capacity to keep doing so.
About Seva Foundation
Seva Foundation partners with local eye-care organisations to prevent blindness and restore sight through cataract surgeries, eye clinics, and training in low-income communities across Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
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How this score was produced
The GiveWise score is our own editorial assessment, produced with a weighted rubric covering program spending, transparency and governance, evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and leadership. It draws on publicly available reports from independent evaluators such as GiveWell, Charity Navigator, and CharityWatch, but it is not a rating issued or endorsed by any of those organisations. Read the full methodology →