A clearer tomorrow for brighter lives.
Netrika Foundation is a non-profit organisation working towards better eye health, greater awareness, and equal opportunities for all.
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Netrika Foundation is a voluntary, non-profit organisation working towards improving eye care and supporting the development of underserved and marginalised communities. Registered in March 2022 under the Indian Trust Act, Netrika Foundation began its work with a focus on providing medical assistance, particularly in the field of eye care, while also working towards the social and economic empowerment of communities that face limited access to essential services.
Our work extends across eye care, community development, education, environmental sustainability, women’s empowerment, livelihoods and rights-based awareness. We work with communities across Bihar, with a particular focus on people who are economically and socially disadvantaged.
Our journey
March 2022
Netrika Foundation is registered under the Indian Trust Act.
2022
Netrika Eye Care Hospital is set up by Dr. Kamlesh Kumar at Bhawanipur Zirat, Motihari.
Today
Nearly 50,000 patients cared for, almost 11,000 of them free or at highly subsidised rates.
How it began
Netrika Foundation emerged from the experiences of professionals who had worked with communities and development organisations across different parts of the country. Their work highlighted the need for both continuous support to development initiatives and practical, field-based interventions that could address real community needs.
Netrika Foundation was established in 2022 as an implementation-based organisation committed to providing medical assistance, especially in eye care, while contributing to the development of marginalised sections of society. Since its establishment, the Foundation has worked towards reducing avoidable and curable blindness by providing free or affordable, accessible and sustainable eye care services.
At the same time, its work has expanded to include child development, women’s empowerment, environmental protection, education, farmer and worker groups, livelihood development and the mainstreaming of deprived communities.
Explore our work
Four programmes, each with its own page. Tap one to see how it works.
Eye Screening
Early detection of vision problems, for schoolchildren and the wider community.
Learn moreEye Hospital Outreach Camps
Eye care at the doorstep, instead of waiting for patients to reach the hospital.
Learn moreWomen Empowerment
Supporting women through skills, groups and economic opportunities.
Learn moreParyavaran Ki Pathshala
पर्यावरण की पाठशालाBuilding environmental awareness among children and communities.
Learn moreOur vision
To establish an exploitation-free, equity-based society full of knowledge, self-reliance, renunciation and care, in an environment committed to human rights.
Our mission
Netrika Foundation works to make essential services and opportunities more accessible to underserved communities. Through eye care, education, environmental initiatives, women’s empowerment, livelihood support and rights-based awareness, we aim to strengthen communities and create pathways towards greater self-reliance and dignity.
What guides us
To provide modern preventive, curative and rehabilitative eye care services to people who have no access to eye care facilities.
To take eye care to the patient’s doorstep, rather than wait for the patient to come to the hospital.
To serve one and all, regardless of caste, colour or creed, whether they can pay, pay a little or not pay at all.
To provide services with humility and care, always mindful of the dignity of the human spirit.
Where we work
Our base hospital is in Motihari, and our work reaches communities across five districts of Bihar.
Be part of the change
Volunteer with us, support our work, or get your eyes checked by our doctors.
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