Eye Care Foundation in your will

The founders of Eye Care Foundation could not foresee 40 years ago that our charity has treated or operated over 7 million eye patients across the globe. People who would otherwise be blind or vision impaired. Luckily, Eye Care Foundation was able to help them—a great result. But we are not finished. Yes, every donation counts. Having our foundation in your will is a beautiful and grand gesture that will be handled with care. With your gift, we can keep working on a world that combats unnecessary blindness.

From our founder

We asked one of our founders, Leendert Parlevliet, to explain why our work is still necessary. You also hear from ophthalmologist Marilette Teske-Stehouwer about the need for good eye care.

Include us in your will

It is lovely when people include us in their will. It allows us to do so much for so many people. To see children develop fully by giving them their sight back, or a grandparent that feels useful again after cataract surgery. We keep working on better eye care with our medical specialists, project coordinators, employees in The Netherlands, Asia, South America and Africa, and our many contributors. For everyone. And that is possible with your help. Because every gift matters.

Get in touch

Are you considering legacy gifting? We would appreciate it. Please let us know if you have questions or requests, or need more advice. We are here for you. Margreet Geels has been our donation liaison for over 20 years and knows everything about how to include our charity in your will. You can email her at nalaten@eyecarefoundation.nl or call 020 – 647 3879. We can also arrange your legacy gifting with our notary.

This is where your donation goes

Eye Care Foundation works on providing essential eye to vulnerable communities in Asian, African and South American countries. Our focus is on improving, preventing and curing. This is what we do:

Training local medical personnel and volunteers
Setting up field offices for general support and medical management
Building eye clinics at easy-to-reach locations
Financing cataract surgeries
Donating medical eye care equipment
Prescribing eyeglasses
Eye exams for elderly and schoolchildren

Treatments

Over 6,000,000 eye screenings
Over 800,000 (eye) surgeries
Handed out over 50,000 eyeglasses

Education

Trained over 400 eye doctors
Trained over 2000 eye specialists
Organised over 40,000 trainings

Medical Centres

Opened 7 eye clinics
Opened 24 district eye centres

Together for better vision

Eye Care Foundation actively provides essential eye care to disadvantaged and disenfranchised communities in Asia, South America and Africa. With the support of monetary donations and the work of volunteers, our foundation offers eye exams, treatments, and operations to people who otherwise don’t have access to this crucial care. By working together and sharing knowledge, know-how and access – we can ensure a better vision for everyone.