As Naresh Newar cites in his article about Tilganga Eye Centre (An eye for an eye', # 188), we are a completely Nepali operation in our technical, administrative, financial and personnel departments. In the early 1990s, a group of Nepalis led by Jagdish Ghimire, sat down with almost nothing but a wild dream to provide worldclass and sustainable ophthalmic services in Nepal and to infect similar countries around the world with this dream. The board of directors, under Ghimire's chairmanship, are all Nepali volunteers from varied professions and businesses, dedicated to promote TEC and it's work. There has also been strong financial support from Piyush Amatya, Ananda Sangh and others. As Newar mentions, TEC's eye care has been sought after by organisations such as the Grameen Bank, the Fred Hollows Foundation and others. We still have miles to go, working in Nepal is difficult, but not impossible.

Sanduk Ruit,
Tilganga Eye Centre