Deesha Education Foundation is a nonprofit organisation working with the motto of making accessible, affordable, quality, sustainable healthcare and education
about deesha
The work was started by Mr Swapnil Arun Gawande at a very young age. He started creating awareness around eye donation from his school. After recognizing the need for eye banks and eye donation facilities, he established Deesha Education Foundation as a nonprofit organization. The foundation has started a chain of Deesha International Eye Banks, Eye Retrieval Centers, Mobile Eye Care Units, Deesha Netralaya etc.
The organization is working in the field of Organ Donation, creating awareness of thalassemia, self-defence workshops for girls, and capacity-building workshops for changemakers and nonprofit organizations. Deesha also works to influence policies so that it will cater to the last needy person standing.
our projects
Organ Donation Awareness
Let's pledge and donate organs to save lives.
Creating awareness is the first step toward action.
Eye Donation
Awareness
Pledge your eye donation to eliminate preventable corneal blindness from society. Together we can.
Mobile Eye Care Units
Reaching the rural areas of India to ensure affordable healthcare for everyone on wheels.
Capacity Building for Changemakers & NGO
Objective to empower change-makers with knowledge and skills to create a positive impact.
Thalassemia
Awareness
Save a child from a lifelong blood transfusion.
Early Investigate and diagnosis are the keys.
Self Defense
Workshops for Girls
Empowering women to be self-sufficient to protect herself
testimonials
"Come, let's share a vision, so everyone can see the beautiful world. Donate eyes and support the noble cause of Swapnil & DEESHA Group."
PadmaVibhushan
Dr K H Sancheti
(Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Eye donation is a way to enlighten the life of the corneal blind. Let's come forward for eye donation and also sensitize the family of the deceased whenever any such inside happens around us.
Shri Pradhyumna Ingle
Corporate Vice President
Henkel, Singapore
Deesha International Eye Banks are serving mankind and doing wonderful work by creating awareness of eye care, eye donation.
Shri Nitin Desai
Art Director
Founder - ND Studio Karjat
Organ donation is one of the important work in our country. I appreciate and congratulate Deesha Team for the decade-long service in this noble cause of organ donation.
Shri Nitin Gadkari
Cabinet Minister, Govt. of India
I congratulate DEESHA Group for launching the Mobile Eye Care Unit, which will make high-quality but affordable eye care accessible to people in rural and remote areas of the country.
IAS Mrs Pranjal Patil
Joint Secretary, Govt. of Delhi
If you can't see anything, you can't solve anything. I request everyone to pledge for eye donation and support the mission of DEESHA Group.
Mr Kshitij Khandelwal
Forbes 30 Under 30;
Founder & CTO - Pixxel
“Activities started by Swapnil & DEESHA Group are inspirational to everyone. My tribute to all eye donors and their families”
Dr Anil Sahasrabudh
Chairman - AICTE New Delhi
The lower number of eye donations in India is very shocking. I appeal everyone to support the cause of DEESHA Group.
Shri Amit Waikar
Managing Director - ASEAN, Dohler Group
Our country has a huge population, but the number of eye & organ donations is very less, and thus the list of waiting patients is increasing. Let's join hands for this cause.
IFS Dr Dnyaneshwar Mulay
Passport Man of India
Member - National Human Rights Commission
“Swapnil is very passionate. He could have earned huge money by joining MNCs, but instead of that he preferred to work for accessible and affordable healthcare.”
Shri Uday Nirgudkar
Independent Director
NHPC Limited
My friend Swapnil Gawande is doing beautiful work of gifting eyesight through eye donation. I appeal to everyone to support the noble cause of the DEESHA Foundation.
Shri Vitthal Kamat
Chairman,
Kamat & Orchid Group of Hotels
"Eye bank’s campaign inspires 3.50 lakh to donate eyes posthumously."
The Times of India
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