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Tej Kohli

Tej Kohli is a philanthropist & investor who backs ventures in the fields of AI, robotics and biotech. He is also a real estate magnate and the founder of the NGO Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation.

Twelve Images That Show The Fight Against Poverty Blindness In Action

Twelve Images That Show The Fight Against Poverty Blindness In Action

Read original article to see images 1. A screening in Bajhang The Bajhang district in Nepal’s far-western region is one of the nation’s most underserved regions. Most patients would have to make a ten-hour journey just to obtain basic eye centre. In this picture, patients are seen queuing,

Curing blindness at the Buddhist Maya Devi Temple: A Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation Story

Curing blindness at the Buddhist Maya Devi Temple: A Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation Story

When Murathi Parsi of the Kapilavastu District of Nepal went blind, surgery was out of reach. Despite living only one hour away from an eye hospital, the family simply did not have the USD $70 needed for her surgery. Her husband and her son, both daily wage earners, had to

Investing In Human Triumph

Investing In Human Triumph

Tej Kohli’s latest project is on track to cure 500,000 of blindness in the developing world by 2030 as part of the #2030InSight mission to achieve the #1 UN Sustainable Development Goal of ending poverty everywhere. This profile was updated on 20 June 2022 to reflect the latest

My Appetite To End Holiday Hunger

My Appetite To End Holiday Hunger

What will our post Coronavirus future look like? Many of us are postulating what future will follow the human tragedy of the last months. But it is erroneous to postulate any answer without first pausing to check that we are actually asking the right question. That question is not whether

The Potential of Using CRISPR To Cure Childhood Blindness

The Potential of Using CRISPR To Cure Childhood Blindness

Leber Congenital Amaurosis is an eye disorder that primarily affects the retina, which is the specialized tissue at the back of the eye that detects light and colour. People with the disorder typically have severe visual impairment beginning in infancy, making Leber’s the number one genetic cause of blindness

This entrepreneur has recycled 20 tonnes of plastic into paving bricks

This entrepreneur has recycled 20 tonnes of plastic into paving bricks

Nzambi Matee is a Nairobi-based entrepreneur and inventor who is the founder of a startup which recycles plastic waste into bricks that are stronger than concrete. Nzambi launched her company initiated following the development of a prototype machine that turns discarded plastic into paving stones. Each day her factory can

How many people are blind worldwide?

How many people are blind worldwide?

In March 2021 I launched the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation to take low-cost cataract surgeries out into poor and remote communities in Nepal, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Myanmar, India, and China. Working with my co-founder Dr. Sanduk Ruit, I hope to cure 300,000 cataracts blindness by 2026. The prevalence,