Mobile Surgical Camp · Sep 28 – Oct 3, 2026 · Skardu
A high-impact, $72 surgical intervention in the isolated mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan.
The Problem
Out of 207 million citizens in Pakistan, 1.12 million are legally blind. Visual impairment removes adults from the workforce and forces family members into full-time caregiving, destabilizing entire households.
Tragically, most cases are entirely curable. Cataracts cause 66.7% of Pakistan's blindness — yet can be permanently cured through a single, 15-minute surgical intervention.
Gilgit-Baltistan's geography turns a public health crisis into a humanitarian emergency. Skardu sits at 2,500 meters — a 22-hour journey from Islamabad, with winter road closures that make medical travel nearly impossible.
vs. 1:1,206 nationally
~250 needed surgery
The Financial Architecture
The $72 Miracle
$72.00
Zero Administrative Overhead.
100% of our $9,000 mission capitalization funds patient care and essential logistics. Divided across 125 targeted surgeries — every dollar is accounted for.
per surgery, lifetime
economic return on cost
Budget Allocation
125
Surgeries
Our Partners
Implementing Partner
A Kuwait-based humanitarian foundation with a 40-year track record across South Asia. Marafie provides logistical command, vendor relationships, and the regional authority required to mobilize a surgical team into Gilgit-Baltistan within days.
Surgical Host
The 100-bed referral hospital serving all of Baltistan. Its operating theaters, recovery wards, and Sehat Sahulat-approved billing infrastructure make the "Double Impact" reimbursement model possible. Hosting the camp September 28 – October 3, 2026.
Hospital Capacity
Schools Built
Relief Managed
Annual Camps
Clinical Excellence
A six-person operative unit deployed to Skardu for the six-day mobile camp, September 28 – October 3, 2026 — combining surgical leadership, attending ophthalmologists, and senior theater technicians.
Assistant Professor & Consultant Ophthalmologist
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Lahore General Hospital and Consultant Ophthalmologist at EYESITE, Gulberg. Over a decade leading operative planning, theater protocols, and post-op review.
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Experienced ophthalmologist skilled in cataract surgery, retinal surgery, LASIK, keratoconus, glaucoma, and dry eye. FRCSEd (UK), Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh; FCPS, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan.
Final-Year FCPS Resident, Ophthalmology
Resident Eye Surgeon (PG3) at Lahore General Hospital, managing OPD and surgical care. Previously Medical Officer with Gilgit-Baltistan Health Department in Skardu for nearly three years. MBBS, Allama Iqbal Medical College.
Senior Registrar, Ophthalmology — Mayo Hospital Lahore
Senior Registrar in Ophthalmology at Mayo Hospital Lahore, bringing surgical experience and pre-operative assessment expertise to the Skardu deployment across screening, biometry, and candidacy review.
Dr. Khizer's Team
Senior member of the in-theater technical team supporting the deployment. Oversees instrument sterilization, microscope and phaco-machine calibration, and surgical tray readiness across both operating theaters. Profile to follow.
Surgical Support Staff
Operating-room support staff coordinating patient transfer, intra-operative materials handling, and recovery handoff to ward nursing. Keeps theater turnover on schedule across the 125-case deployment. Profile to follow.
Youth Leadership Incubator
This camp is a leadership incubator. Rayyed, Raffay, Rahmir, and Abdullah donate their time and technical skills to ground operations — proof that meaningful philanthropy can begin before adulthood. Our blueprint is designed to be replicated by other families seeking hands-on humanitarian work.
Field Operations
Coordinates patient intake logistics and on-site triage workflow during the camp's daily 5am setup.
Documentation Lead
Captures patient stories and post-op outcomes for the transparency report.
International Coordinator
Canadian donor relations, cross-border coordination, remote support.
Youth Engagement
Peer fundraising, school presentations, social media amplification.
Gift the Sight
Mission Goal
$2,860 raised of $9,000
Funded by September 28, 2026 — camp opening day.
32% funded · 6,140 to go
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