Blindness & Poverty

The Tej Kohli and Ruit Foundation believes that good eyesight is a universal right and that people from all sections of society should have the opportunity to access treatments that enable them to see clearly. With no access to eye care facilities, visually impaired inmates at the district prison in

Eighteen months ago, amidst a raging COVID-19 pandemic and stay at home orders, Manita’s vision began to deteriorate. She couldn’t seek immediate medical attention. Her husband, who worked in Kathmandu’s informal construction sector, had lost his job due to the pandemic and the family was sustaining themselves

Written by Ali Gripper The Barefoot Surgeon The Barefoot Surgeon is a biography written by Ali Gripper about Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation co-founder Dr Sanduk Ruit. It tells the story of a boy who grew up in a tiny, remote village in the Himalayas — a village with no school

Lalit Bahadur Magar is a 95-year-old man who lives with his grandson in the remote Himalayan outback of Nepal. With one eye irreparably damaged, and the other with a mature cataract, he was completely blind. His grandson’s wife Muna is 40 years old and is tasked with the full-time

The entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist Tej Kohli has teamed up with the ‘God of Sight’ Dr Sanduk Ruit to bring life-changing healthcare where it is most needed. Though Tej Kohli's life before turning to philanthropy was full of ups and downs, he has dedicated much of his time,

The Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation is making large-scale high-volume treatment interventions to cure blindness as part of the United Nations SGD1 mission to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. 1. Technology Transfer One of the fastest ways to reduce inter-country inequality and reduce poverty is to spread modern,