A UK-registered charity providing essential eye care to rural Nepal
About SeeNepal Foundation
Our story
Our deep desire to give back to the community deprived of basic eye care is what led to our first outreach project in 2018, “Glasses to Gorkha” in Nepal.
Although our initial focus was to improve eyesight, after a hugely successful outcome and seeing hundreds of happy and extremely grateful villagers, we realised the bigger impact we can have to improve the quality of people’s lives in the financially and geographically challenged areas of Nepal.
And so SeeNepal was born.
Our vision
Our short-term vision is to make essential eye healthcare accessible to rural Nepal.
Long term, our vision is to raise awareness in rural communities on sight loss and common causes of blindness.
Our team
With over 15 years of experience in eye healthcare, our highly skilled team of optometrists, dispensing opticians and professionals work together to fulfil the vision of SeeNepal.
Meet our Founders
Gaumaya Gurung
Gaumaya is a qualified Optometrist with over 10 years of experience. She has fundraised and led several outreach programmes to provide eye tests and clinical training in Ethiopia (2017), Zambia (2017 & 2016), and Ghana (2016), for which she was awarded the Vision Aid Overseas Trustees Recognition Award in 2017. Following her extensive volunteering experience, the ‘Glasses to Gorkha’ project in Nepal was envisioned, and in 2018 Gaumaya launched and led what was SeeNepal’s first successful project.
Gaumaya is an avid traveller and documents through her YouTube channel "Khula Akash". She is also a professional actor. Her other hobbies include dancing, scuba diving, ice skating, and skiing.
Sen Gurung
Sen is a director at Skye Optometrists (Hakim Group) and co-founder of SeeNepal Foundation. Sen has over 10 years of experience in the industry and is a highly trained and experienced Dispensing Optician, with a proven track record of management in the field.
Sen played an instrumental role on SeeNepal’s first outreach programme 'Glasses to Gorkha' in 2018. He successfully dispensed 293 patients (out of a total of 456) during the programme. Sen is truly passionate about his work, providing eye care for those in need and raising awareness in the community.
Besides his passion in optics, Sen loves to cook and travel, and enjoys listening to podcasts.
Bhabana Limbu Howard
Bhabana is a highly qualified Optometrist with over 15 years of experience in the optics industry, having studied Optometry and Ophthalmic Dispensing at the City University of London, and working for some of the UK’s leading Opticians since qualifying.
Bhabana played a vital role in SeeNepal’s first outreach project in Gorkha, providing free comprehensive eye tests to villagers in need, prescribing glasses and diagnosing eye conditions such as cataracts.
Originally from Dharan, Nepal, Bhabana is also an avid traveller, a social media enthusiast and digital creator, and passionate about inspiring and empowering women. You can find her @blushlife_
Deevas Gurung
Deevas is an Engineer and a proud alumni of the University of Manchester, Birmingham University and Budhanilkantha School.
Deevas, from Pokhara, Nepal, has been passionately involved in charities and volunteer work for over 12 years. To date, he has collectively fund raised over £9,760 for the British Red Cross, Gurkha Welfare Trust, British Heart Foundation, SeeNepal and Chora Chori (The Pipal Tree). Some of his other interests include travelling (which he documents through his YouTube channel ‘Khula Akash’), hiking, mountaineering, scuba diving, and supporting his beloved, Arsenal FC.
Dale Howard
Dale is an Operations Director in the telecommunications industry, and an International Business Management graduate from the University of Birmingham. Dale was a key volunteer and fundraiser in our previous project in Gorkha, and has witnessed first-hand the incredible difference that can be made to the lives of those in need of essential vision aid.
Dale, from Oxford, England, has a passion for sport and travel, a fluent Spanish-speaker, and loves experiencing new cultures and languages. He has fully immersed himself into Nepali culture and traditions, and is learning Nepali too.
Support SeeNepal
Our work is only possible thanks to the kindness and generosity of you, our supporters. Every donation makes a real difference, no matter how big or small, and is often the simplest and most effective way of helping to make a real impact. Please help us today by donating and changing someone’s life.
