Blindness & Poverty

Over the world and across many years, women have faced their fair share of inequality. In many rural and isolated areas, many women suffer disproportionately due to their status in their families and communities. Many women are left behind in terms of healthcare. From what I have seen through the

March 2023 marks International Women's History Month. Since March 2021, the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation has been working hard to ensure that women living in marginalised communities are able to access vital resources such as healthcare. Across the world many women suffer needlessly due to a  majority

For many years, the nations of the world had been making significant progress in the reduction of poverty and unemployment. However, following the pandemic throughout the last few years, progress has begun to reverse. The gains made in terms of employment have reduced and inflation is pushing more and more

In isolated regions, poverty is a common issue, largely due to a lack of proper healthcare systems. This often results in a high rate of blindness, which forces individuals to give up their jobs and rely on others for support. The Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation was created by myself

The Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation, based in London, has been working to cure cataract blindness in remote communities since March 2021. So far, the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation have cured people living in Ghana, Bhutan and Nepal. Over the next year, the NGO has plans to take its

In the far-western region of Nepal sits the Bahjang District. The area, which is severely isolated and marginalised, is home to 189,097 people. Khadak Bhatta, an ophthalmologic assistant is the only eye specialist in the area and runs the one and only community eye centre in the region. Much