Maharashtra Seva Samiti Organization
$619,168.00 CAD
≈ 8 Canadians' average pay for a year
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- India
- Fiscal year
- 2012-2013
- Agreement period
- May 23, 2012 – August 31, 2017
- Reference
- CA-3-S065466001
Published purpose
The project aims to provide free eye examinations to 40,000 students of 500 schools of the Dhule district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Project activities include: (1) mobilization of a team of experts and support staff for paediatric ophthalmology; (2) equipping and deployment of two mobile clinics; (3) provision of eye exams for girls who are dropping out of school; (4) counselling parents of sight impaired students; and (5) development of a training manual for teachers, student handbooks and an awareness video on how to maintain eye health.
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Imported July 30, 2026 from Global Affairs Canada IATI data