Wherever people are in desperate need, frequently in places other aid organizations cannot or will not go, Dooley Intermed rises to the challenge.
Loss of vision has profound consequences in a 3rd world living environment. Vision problems in children create severe learning handicaps and can cause them to become social outcasts. In adults, loss of vision often means they must depend on family members or resort to begging to survive. Among the most beneficial medical treatments possible is restoring the gift of good eyesight.
Kaziranga is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)World Heritage Site, a forest preserve, and breeding habitat for elephants, tigers, water buffaloes, and swamp deer on the banks of the Brahmaputra River in India.
In November of 2018 we embarked on the most ambitious project in the 55 year history of Dooley Intermed International. Working with our Nepal based partners, Mission Himalaya & Reiyukai Eiko Masunaga Eye Hospital we are helping fund the construction of a new 3-story Eye Hospital in Nepal near the border of India.
The female village healthcare and social workers in many villages of Nepal are extremely motivated and dedicated, but completely lacking in medical training and basic healthcare equipment. Traveling on foot along trails to outlying communities they serve as the frontline healthcare workers in rural areas to provide social services and medical aid.
Loss of vision has profound consequences in a 3rd world living environment. Vision problems in children create severe learning handicaps and can cause them to become social outcasts. In adults, loss of vision often means they must depend on family members or resort to begging to survive. Among the most beneficial medical treatments possible is restoring the gift of good eyesight.
The Dooley InterMed-sponsored Eco-Home Orphanage in Nepal continues to provide a safe haven for dozens of homeless and abandoned children. All the children receive a high-quality education at the nearby Namo Buddha private school, within walking distance of the Eco-Home. This program has been an ongoing Dooley InterMed success story, providing nutritious meals, medical care, and education in a safe, caring, and loving environment.
The range of medical needs in remote areas can be overwhelming, however among the most devastating is the loss of vision and blindness. Loss of vision has profound consequences in a 3rd world subsistence living environment. Vision problems in children create severe learning handicaps and can cause them to become social outcasts.
Intermed International, Inc. is classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501c(3) tax-exempt organization and is a registered Exempt Organization with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. Intermed International is accredited by the Committee of Volunteer Foreign Aid of the Agency for International Development of the U.S. State Department.