January 2018 - Combat Blindness International

Maya Devi

January 23, 2018
People We Help

Strength and courage are two words that can be used to describe Maya Devi. At 60-years-old, Maya had been living with her family in poor conditions with diminishing vision. She only began to notice her vision slowly fade when cooking…

"At CBI, we have always had a mission to reach the most vulnerable around the world — to bring eye care to those who have no resources."

Suresh Chandra, MD

CBI Founder

"The people we are providing sight to today - that becomes a generational gift. The gift is fed down through their grandchildren's children, on and on, and it provides an amazing benefit."

John Hurckman

Friend of CBI

"The one thing I want people to know about CBI is that for $25, you completely change someone's life."

Zoe Scott

Friend of CBI

"The people who are working at CBI are pretty amazing. What they do, is absolutely life-changing. Because of that, I became a part of it."

Choton Basu

CBI Board Member & Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

"1.1 billion people live with vision loss. If we do nothing, 1.7 billion will be visually impaired by 2050. We have to do something."

Reena Chandra Rajpal

CBI Board President