Sightfirst2020vision

Sight First 2020 vision is committed to ensuring that all its activities are free from any form of discrimination. It is not affiliated to any political or religious organisations. It does not have any preference based on political or religious grounds. Sight First 2020 vision is also committed to applying 100% of all donations and net collections to Hendala – Sri Lanka- Sight First Hospital
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Sight First 2020 vision is a voluntary, non-profit charitable venture affiliated with the Lions Clubs, Rotary Clubs, etc . its main objective being to raise funds for cataract operations for Sight First Hospital in Hendala, Sri Lanka
The co-ordinators of this venture are Shanthikumar Sivaraj and Derrick Junkeer, both originally from Hendala, Sri Lanka and now living in Australiahospital
Lions Sight First Hospital, where patients, especially those from rural areas ;
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Our Motherland Sri Lanka has a backlog of over 370,000 cataract patients awaiting surgery and the number is increasing annually by 1%, studies have revealed. Having identified this urgent need brought about by the lack of resources, the Lions and Lion Ladies of District 306 B1 and 306 B2 embarked on a mission to establish a Lions Sight First Hospital, where patients, especially those from rural areas could get their cataract operations done free of charge. Since its inception in October 2005, 12,500 cataract surgeries have been performed to date and around 107,000 patients have been checked at the new hospital in Hendala for the helpless in our society .
New hospital ward in Hendala for the helpless:
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Most of the patients who come for surgery at the Sight First Hospital are those referred by the network of Lion members who are entrusted with the task of holding eye camps in their respective districts. But there are those who walk into the hospital of their own accord as well. Those referred by the Lions clubs are also sponsored by them at $30 per patient. Patients who are not being sponsored are interviewed to assess their financial level. They are asked if they could bear the cost of $30 for medication. The Intra Ocular Lens (IOL) which is required for the surgery is provided free of charge. There are patients who volunteer this amount from their personal funds thereby helping free the funds for another needy patient. Yet, in the event that a patient is unable to find $30 , it would not hinder his or her chances of undergoing surgery as everything is provided to such patients totally free of charge.
Your pledge will neither benefit us nor any other person who has got ‘on-board’ to back this project, but will be paid by you into a designated Lion Club Bank Account in Australia, from where funds will be transferred to the Sight First Hospital in Sri Lanka through the lions club of Hendala.. A certificate of appreciation from the Hendala lions club will be sent to the donor, with the patient’s name and other pertinent details for you to make contact with the person who benefited from your pledge.