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
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
- 00 44 208 899 7420
- info@albasar.org.uk
- https://www.albasar.org.uk
- Al Basar International Foundation, Building 3, 566 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 5YAA, United Kingdom 114, International Humanitarian City, DIC Complex, Sheik Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates