Ghaswala Vision Foundation
GVF is a registered public charitable trust with *tax exemptions u/s 80G* currently operational in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune and Patna. (States of Maharashtra & Bihar) Our Foundation connects underprivileged patients (abandoned poor) to charitable hospitals / clinics within their vicinity, restores their vision *(free of cost)* and puts them back on their feet using existing networks. Source of Hospitals & Doctors - A network of 50+ intervention centers across all locations Source of Patients - *ONLY referrals*. We work on a case to case basis. Each case is different (30% of cases are complicated) and treatment can span over 1 week to 1 year or even more. Source of Volunteers - We do not have any full time employees (so far). Our admin costs for the past 20 years have remained *below 5%*. Our model is unique and attracts *interns* from Ashoka University, Haryana and S P Jain Institute of Management, Andheri, Mumbai We have a *Real Time DASHBOARD* which keeps track of every patient in every location
Headquarter Country
India
Geographies served
India
Issue areas addressed
Diversity & Inclusion Livelihoods Peace, Justice & Institutions
SDGs focus
SDG 1 - No Poverty SDG 10 - Reduced Inequality SDG 17 - Partnerships to achieve the Goal SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being