Project Description Region: Asia Country: India Location: Kolkata Total Budget: $50,000 Area of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment India is home to the world's largest number of blind people. Of the 37 million people across the globe who are blind, over 15 million are from India. 75% of these are cases of avoidable blindness. Eastern India accounts for about 2 million victims of blindness. However about 1.7 million sightless people can be cured by a simple Intra Ocular Lens implant surgery. Rural people suffer and are helpless. Cataract IOL surgeries will Restore Sight to the previously blind person. Those who suffer due to BLINDNESS which was PREVENTABLE will be able to go back to work and earn their living to feed, clothe and shelter their family for the rest of their life; People in rural South 24 Parganas coming to the Eye Check up camps would be made aware of proper health & hygiene & sanitation towards avoidance of specially water born diseases. restore their self dependance, dignity &/or live a better life. Please view - http://theasiandestination.com/2013/05/12/would-you-turn-a-blind-eye/ The Project is for giving VISION to 2500 rural poor people who suffer with AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS - CATARACT through an IOL cataract surgery at the seven Rotary managed Eye Hospitals in RID 3291. Primary Host Partner District: 3291 Rotary Club of: Central Calcutta Primary Contact: Binod Khaitan Email: binodkay@yahoo.com Primary International Partner We are looking for a Club partner. Click here to pledge support for this project. Recording a pledge will make you the Primary International Partner for this project. Project Status Dropped This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped. Project listed for the 2016-17 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Central Calcutta (3291) 16-Apr-13 $10,000 $5,000 $15,000 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $16,667 - $16,667 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation $13,333 $5,000 $18,333 Total $50,000 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 16-Apr-13 System Entry Creation of project page. 2-Aug-17 by Philippe Lamoise System Entry: Project dropped by Philippe Lamoise. Reason for dropping: Dropped at the request of Binod Khaitan.