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
Russian Federation
Mauritania
Montenegro
Monaco
Namibia
Honduras
Lebanon
Comoros
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Germany
Kyrgyzstan
Haiti
Mali
South Sudan
Nauru
Malaysia
Türkiye
Mauritius
Holy See
Thailand
Bhutan
Papua New Guinea
Yemen
Guatemala
Singapore
Cyprus
Guinea Bissau
Republic of Korea
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Ethiopia
Finland
Czechia
Poland
Jamaica
Angola
China
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Uganda
Romania
Hungary
Latvia
Sao Tome and Principe
Costa Rica
Malta
Togo
Antigua and Barbuda
Somalia
Zambia
Indonesia
Paraguay
Uruguay
Nigeria
Benin
Italy
Argentina
Iceland
Portugal
Cameroon
Suriname
Greece
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Central African Republic
Ghana
Afghanistan
Madagascar
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Niger
Qatar
Saint Lucia
Tajikistan
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Mongolia
Vanuatu
Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh
Azerbaijan
Nepal
Congo
Switzerland
Andorra
Georgia
Bahrain
Libya
Chile
Barbados
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Canada
Maldives
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Pakistan
Iraq
Zimbabwe
Kuwait
Country Not Available
San Marino
Mexico
Marshall Islands
Brazil
Malawi
Australia
Kiribati
Burundi
Mozambique
Israel
Belize
France
Algeria
Nicaragua
Tonga
Armenia
Kazakhstan
Morocco
Côte D'Ivoire
Oman
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Liberia
Turkmenistan
Bulgaria
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Brunei Darussalam
Serbia
Djibouti
Luxembourg
Cape Verde
Rwanda
Denmark
India
Sudan
Dominica
United Arab Emirates
Belarus
Cambodia
Liechtenstein
Samoa
New Zealand
Spain
Solomon Islands
Botswana
Philippines
Timor-Leste
Peru
Jordan
Fiji
Gambia
Sierra Leone
Guinea
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Eritrea
State of Palestine
Estonia
Grenada
Senegal
Syrian Arab Republic
United Republic of Tanzania
Sri Lanka
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Lithuania
Tuvalu
Norway
Gabon
Netherlands
Slovakia
Eswatini
Burkina Faso
El Salvador
Cuba
Republic of Moldova
United States of America
Egypt
Lesotho
Austria
Albania
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Bahamas
Sweden
Colombia
Ukraine
Panama
Trinidad and Tobago
Palau
North Macedonia
Uzbekistan
Ireland
Tunisia
Croatia
Myanmar
Slovenia
Guyana
Seychelles
Equatorial Guinea
Japan
South Africa
Ecuador
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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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