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BACKGROUND TO IRIS

IRIS was established in 1996, by Michele Claudel and John Stewart, primarily in response to eye care needs identified amongst the poorest of the poor in Cambodia. Since then, support has been extended to eye care development programs in Nepal and Lao PDR and more recently Sri Lanka.

Serving as trustees of IRIS are two highly experienced Consultant Ophthalmologists who advise on all medical matters and who have themselves made significant personal contributions to the improvement of eye care services in developing countries.

clinic at Kampong Cham

New Fix Antonios IRIS Eye Clinic, Tboung Khmum

at the water pump

IRIS supports eye care development programmes in:

Cambodia:
Where IRIS funds the work of eye clinics in 5 provinces, stages regular eye camps in all provinces
that remain without eye care facilities and provide eye screening, refraction and surgery for cyclo
drivers of Phnom Penh and supports the National Plan for Eye Health.

Sri Lanka:
Where IRIS equips new eye clinics and strengthens existing ones, conducts eye screening and refraction and provides cataract surgery for poor people, provides primary eye care training for staff working

Village Eye Screening, Cambodia

on tea plantations and supports the National Eye Care Plan of the Ministry of Health.

Nepal:
Where IRIS supports cataract and other surgeries carried out by the IRIS-Nepal Micro Surgical Mobile Eye Camp Project in remote, rural areas of the country.

 FINANCE

Future sustainability of IRIS development programs depends on our being able to attract new sources of funds, as well as maintaining on-going financial support from those individuals, foundations and grant-making organizations that have so generously supported IRIS in the past.

To achieve all targets set for our country programs between 2009 and 2012, IRIS needs to generate US$2 million in donor support.

 Doing so will enable new eye clinics in remote, rural areas to be established and equipped and approx. 15,000 people, who are amongst the poorest of the poor, to have their sight restored by surgery or to access refraction services, free-of-charge.

 IRIS trustees oversee and approve all financial transactions and receive detailed monthly financial reports from the Field Director. IRIS operates a robust financial management system that requires receipts to support all income and expenditure transactions. An annual audit report for each country program is produced by an independent firm of auditors.

 DONOR INFORMATION

IRIS has charitable status in the following countries:

England:

PROJECT NEW EYES CAMBODIA [Charity No. 1095193]
Contact: Jamie Mathieson,
Fladgate Solicitors,
25 North Row,
London
W1K 6DJ
Tel: (44) 20 7323 4747
Fax: (44) 20 7629 4414
Email: JMathieson@fladgate.com
 
France:
"ASSOCIATION PROJECT NEW EYES-IRIS" France
[Registration No. 0133104283]
Contact: TBC

Switzerland:
ASSOCIATION PROJECT NEW EYES-IRIS [No: CH-660-1570003-4]
Contact:

Marc Fischer (Trustee)
Sebastien Moret (Lawyer)
Etude Borel et Barbey
PO Box 6045
1211 GENEVE 6
tel +4122 7071800
fax+4122 7071811
Email : sebastien.moret@borel-barbey.ch

USA: IRIS [USA] FOUNDATION [Foundation No: 13-4105601]
Contact: Kirk O' Ferrall
Satterlee, Stephens, Burke and Burke,
230 Park Avenue,
New York
NY 10189-0079
Tel: 01 212 818 9200
Fax: +01 212 818 9606/7
Email: koferrall@ssbb.com

 

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How to make a Donation

Please donate directly to the appropriate bank account, details below. Kindly include with your donation your personal details: address or email, so we can confirm your transfer. U.K. Residents please click here to download and print the standing order form, and send to the address below:

[£] STERLING

Donations should be made out to 'Project New Eyes Cambodia' and sent to:
Mr. Jamie Mathieson,
Fladgate Solicitors,
25 North Row,
London,
W1K 6DJ

Tel: (+44) 20 7323 4747
Fax: (+44) 20 7629 4414
Email: JMathieson@fladgate.com
please include your address, fax, phone and email details, if available:

or as follows:

Bank: HSBC London
Sort code:40-05-15
SWIFT code: MIDLGB22

For account of: Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd
Account no. 67735460

For further credit to:
Account: PROJECT NEW EYES,
Account no: 130558,
Attention: Mr. Fermin Garcia-Romeu

[$] US DOLLARS
Donations should be made out to IRIS [USA] FOUNDATION and sent to:
Mr. Kirk O' Ferrall,
Satterlee, Stephens, Burke and Burke, Attorneys
230 Park Avenue,
New York,
NY 10189-0079

Tel: 01 212 818 9200
Fax: +01 212 818 9606/7
[€] EURO

Citygroup
Citygroup Centre, Canary Wharf
London E14 5LB, United Kingdom

Swift Code: CITIGB2L
For account of: Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd
Swift Address: CSUKGB2L
Account no: GB53CITI18500811021370

For further credit to:
Account: PROJECT NEW EYES
Account no: 130558
Attention: Mr. Fermin Garcia-Romeu


[CHF] SWITZERLAND

Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild SA
Swift Code: PRIBCHGG

For further credit to:
Account: Association Project New Eyes - IRIS
Account no: 600.426
Clearing: 8571
IBAN CH 7908571600426010000

Attention: Mme P. Pardini
18 rue de Hesse, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: (41) 22 818 9623 Fax: (41) 22 818 9124

a return visit to the clinic
Eye screening IRIS Clinic, Cambodia
 
Trincomalee Hospital
Trincomalee Hospital, Sri Lanka
 
At the Water Pump
Drawing water from a pump, Nepal
 
Kampong Cham Clinic
Surgery in Cambodia
 
Cataract patient, Nepal
 
Screening Cyclo Drivers, Cambodia