AlBasar International Foundation

AlBasar International Foundation is an international nonprofit. It provides free eye care treatment to children and adults in vulnerable communities and invests in hospitals and training programmes to build professional capacity. The organisation also offers therapeutic, preventative, educational, and awareness raising programmes. To date, it has has helped more than 25 million people across 46 countries.

  • Organisation type Foundation
  • Year founded 2005
  • Headquartered London
  • Registration United Kingdom · United Arab Emirates
  • Website https://www.albasar.org.uk

Related sustainable development goals

  • Good Health and Well-Being

Impact

2.7m+ people received eye assements

158k+ people received eye treatment

161k+ glasses distributed 

270+ students graduated

Focus areas

Focus sectors

  • Health
    • Healthcare access
    • Out-patient care
      • Vision care

Focus populations

  • People with vision impairments

Focus geographies

  • Africa
    • Zimbabwe
    • Sudan
    • Togo
    • Niger
    • Cameroon
    • Somalia
    • Uganda
    • Guinea
    • Gambia
    • Chad
    • Mauritania
    • Benin
    • DR Congo
    • Djbouti
    • Ethiopia
    • Burkina Faso
    • Nigeria
    • Malawi
    • Eritrea
    • Central African Republic
    • Tanzania
    • Ghana
    • Sierra Leone
    • Senegal
    • Comoros
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Gabon
  • Middle East
    • Lebanon
    • Iraq
    • Yemen
  • North Africa
    • Morocco
  • South Asia
    • Pakistan
    • Nepal
    • India
    • Maldives
    • Afghanistan
    • Sri Lanka
    • Bangladesh
  • South-east Asia
    • Thailand
    • Cambodia
    • Philippines

Partners

  • Bond
  • DirectAid International
  • International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
  • King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre
  • Noor Dubai
  • Prevention of Blindness Union (PB Union)
  • World Health Organization

Programmes

  • Capacity building programme

    The foundation develops colleges and training programmes that train the next generation of committed optometrists, nurses, and physicians. They have trained more than 750 graduates who are now able to provide quality and accessible eye care.

  • Cataract treatment

    The foundation provides free cataract treatment in vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities so individuals can gain their sight back.

  • Hospitals
    The organisation invests in infrastructure by building specialist hospitals that offer free eye care with the latest medical technology.
  • School care
    Their school project provides thousands of children at schools with free eye tests and glasses.

Financials

Funding model

  • Grants to organisations
  • In-kind gifts
  • Pro bono services
  • Programme related investment
  • Volunteering

Primary funders

  • DirectAid International
  • King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center
  • Noor Dubai
  • World Health Organisation

Funding source

  • Corporate
  • Private
  • Revenue generation

Operations

Key staff

  • Muhammed Al Qahtani, CEO

Board members

  • Aamina Qureshi
  • Abdulaziz Adel Abdulaziz Al Rashood
  • Abdullah Nasser M Alsuwaidan
  • Abu Obeida Abdelgabar Hagana
  • Adel Al Rushood, chair
  • Fareed Al-Yagout
  • Muhammed Babar Qureshi
  • Sikander Ali Arshad

Contact details

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Resources

More from AlBasar International Foundation:

Annual Report 2022