Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Aging
Disabled Persons
Volunteerism
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Belgium
Equatorial Guinea
Malta
Viet Nam
Portugal
Romania
Timor-Leste
Comoros
Mauritania
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
Yemen
Côte D'Ivoire
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Myanmar
Bhutan
Italy
Qatar
Switzerland
Israel
Lithuania
Tuvalu
Palau
Marshall Islands
United States of America
Seychelles
Nauru
Papua New Guinea
Republic of Korea
Tunisia
Tajikistan
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Haiti
Malaysia
Singapore
Angola
China
Fiji
Slovakia
Panama
Turkmenistan
Lesotho
Kenya
Iceland
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ukraine
Kiribati
Antigua and Barbuda
Maldives
Saint Lucia
Slovenia
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Nicaragua
Eritrea
Benin
Argentina
Senegal
Saudi Arabia
San Marino
Togo
South Africa
France
North Macedonia
Cameroon
Guatemala
Central African Republic
Afghanistan
Sri Lanka
Tonga
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Eswatini
Costa Rica
Nepal
Grenada
Russian Federation
Solomon Islands
Latvia
Malawi
Republic of Moldova
Libya
Holy See
Bangladesh
Azerbaijan
Honduras
Congo
Andorra
Bahrain
Chile
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Barbados
Canada
Georgia
Mauritius
Philippines
Luxembourg
Mongolia
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
South Sudan
Serbia
Monaco
Greece
Brazil
Australia
Sudan
Germany
Burundi
Thailand
Country Not Available
Ethiopia
Belize
Spain
Algeria
United Republic of Tanzania
Armenia
Liechtenstein
Sweden
Guyana
Namibia
Rwanda
Chad
Iraq
Sao Tome and Principe
Lebanon
Bulgaria
Kazakhstan
Brunei Darussalam
Hungary
Cape Verde
Guinea Bissau
Zambia
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Sierra Leone
Belarus
Dominica
Peru
Cambodia
Ghana
Uganda
Madagascar
Paraguay
Syrian Arab Republic
Trinidad and Tobago
Kyrgyzstan
Poland
Suriname
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Botswana
Montenegro
Czechia
Mali
Cyprus
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Norway
Pakistan
Jordan
Indonesia
Jamaica
Estonia
Gambia
Mexico
Somalia
Vanuatu
El Salvador
India
Liberia
Burkina Faso
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Türkiye
Samoa
Oman
Denmark
Morocco
New Zealand
Guinea
Croatia
Kuwait
Austria
Albania
Bahamas
Colombia
Niger
State of Palestine
Uzbekistan
Finland
Japan
Uruguay
Ecuador
Ireland
United Arab Emirates
Djibouti
Gabon
Netherlands
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1974 |
| Organizational structure: |
At the invitation of eye surgeons in developing countries, and with the approval of local health and civic authorities, SEE International recruits, organizes, and deploys numerous small surgical teams worldwide to restore sight to underserved populations. Since being founded in 1974, SEE’s eye surgeons have examined more than 3.8 million patients and performed over 460,000 sight-restoring operations. Interested in becoming a SEE Doc? Click here for more information! SEE International is the link that connects volunteer ophthalmologists to host clinic sites that are in desperate need of help alleviating the overwhelming numbers of people living in states of blindness, both in Santa Barbara County, California and around the world. SEE International organizes the clinics and provides most of the equipment and supplies that are needed. SEE’s volunteer eye surgeons donate their time and pay for all their own travel expenses. During each clinic (approximately five days long), sight is typically restored to 50 to 200 people. Locally, SEE is the only nonprofit in Santa Barbara County that provides free eye care to uninsured individuals who otherwise may not have access to affordable vision correction. To make this extraordinary work both far-reaching and sustainable, SEE relies on donors. We have created a network of in-kind donors, including Alcon, Allergan, Johnson & Johnson, and Bausch & Lomb, who donate most of the supplies that are used for the clinics. The remainder of the cost—less than $100 per surgery—is covered by generous individuals and foundations around the world. |
| Number and type of members: |
Over 600 volunteer board-certified ophthalmologists & vision care professionals. |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Fundraising campaigns
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