Our Story
Started from the district of Amravati with the dire need for an Eye Bank, and after its success, the organisation was scaled to the districts of Yavatmal and Washim.
Our efforts towards eye care and eye donation was appreciated by the Govt. of Maharashtra, which resulted in joint launch of first statewide helpline for Eye donation. Deesha's Mobile Eye Care Unit is a successful model working in 10 districts reaching the unreached and is highly demanded by communities throughout the year.
The foundation today has a chain of Deesha International Eye Banks, Eye Retrieval Centers, Mobile Eye Care Units, Deesha Eye Clinics & a decade-long successful track record of umpteen successful surgeries and success stories of eye recipient families.
Deesha is fortunate to have been guided by patrons from the industry. Under their guidance & many more such well-wishers, Deesha aims to scale up the programs & provide selfless service to the needy pockets of India while continuing to advocate for the cause & increase the number of eye & organ donors in parallel; to bridge the demand v/s supply gap in the country.
Deesha's evolution timeline:
2005
Started Eye Donation Awareness
2010
Deesha Education Foundation
2013
Deesha Eye Bank Amravati
(Approved under the Transplantation of Human Organ Act)
2016
Deesha Eye Bank Yavatmal
(Approved under the Transplantation of Human Organ Act)
2018
Deesha Eye Bank Washim
(Approved under the Transplantation of Human Organ Act)
2019
Launch of Mobile Eye Care Unit
2020
Deesha Netralaya
(Affordable Eye Clinic)
2021
Deesha International Eye Bank
(Approved under the Transplantation of Human Organ Act)
Our Vision
The Deesha Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 2010 that provides accessible, affordable, quality, sustainable healthcare and education. The work was started by Mr Swapnil Arun Gawande at a very young age after the sad demise of a close friend. Having studied the segment well, he realized the need to start an intervention that can advocate for eye donation and organ donation & assist people in need of eyecare.
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Our Locations across Maharashtra
Amravati (Headquarters)
Aurangabad
Nagpur
Nashik
Pune
Konkan region office