Our mission |

$20M by 2012

Seeing is Believing funds projects that give access to eye care for underprivileged people - to improve health, economic prospects and quality of life, now and in the future.

We aim to raise US$ 20 million by 2012 to fund comprehensive and sustainable eye care services for 20 million people in the poorest areas of 20 cities across the globe. It's our newest commitment - 'Seeing is Believing - A New Vision’.

How we work |

We are stronger through partnership

Tackling avoidable blindness is too big a challenge for just one organisation. To truly make a difference, we believe in the power of partnership to deliver the right solution in the right place, for the people who most need our help.

Seeing is Believing is a unique collaboration which partners International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), the world's leading eye care experts, international eye care NGOs with a track record of delivering eye care on the ground, with the strength, global reach, management acumen and funding of Standard Chartered.

Our commitment to partnership is the lifeblood of Seeing is Believing’s governance structure. It's a groundbreaking example of how public-private partnership can make a real, tangible difference to the lives of millions of people in need.

And it's underpinned by Standard Chartered's commitment to matching all donations to Seeing is Believing - dollar for dollar.

Our track record |

$17M to date

When Standard Chartered marked its 150th anniversary in 2003, it's 28,000 people worldwide said they wanted to celebrate by helping people in need.

Seeing is Believing was born, as a staff initiative to raise enough money to fund 28,000 cataract operations.

Today, we are a multi-million dollar, global collaboration underpinned by Standard Chartered, partnering with the world's leading eye experts and non-government organisation implementing partners.

We are making a real difference in the lives of millions of the world's poorest people, now and for the future.