SeeKenya is a United Kingdom based charity working within Kenya to provide high quality and life-improving eye care. It was started by an Optometrist who was deeply moved by the widespread poverty and total lack of affordable eye care facilities for the majority of the people.

They send teams of qualified Optometrists and volunteers to run ‘pop-up’ clinics in remote locations in northern Kenya for approximately two weeks. Typically, they do two trips per year and see around 2,400 people / year. They work in partnership with a local Christian organization called Edfri International – a very well respected and networked across the communities they visit.

Ultimately, SeeKenya’s end goal is to see their organization be run completely and operated by Kenyan people.

Over the years, eyesight has improved drastically because of their clinics through:

• Eye health screening
• Glasses and Sunglasses
• Medication
• Education

The upcoming dates for their next two trips are:

• October 13th - 27th, 2024 
• March 2nd - 16th, 2025.

They are looking primarily for optometrists, as they do not have surgical facilities. (They refer patients to a charity hospital in Nairobi when surgical or other ophthalmological expertise is required.)

On a typical trip, there are 8 or 9 clinic days with a break in the middle on a Sunday, when everyone attends church. Each clinic is separated into different stations for different tests, with the optometrists being responsible for the ocular health check and refraction. They will also dispense eye drops and glaze frames of the patients' choosing with single vision lenses of their exact prescription.

On one other day the team will go on a safari to experience the beauty of Kenya and enjoy time together.

The cost of the trip would be around £1000 (approximately $1200-1300, depending on the day’s exchange rate), excluding round trip air fare to Nairobi. This includes:

• Room accommodations -- basic but comfortable, with WiFi that is generally reliable.
  (There may be a need to share a bedroom for one or 2 nights, but in the main accommodation you will have your own room, most of which have a private bathroom.)
• Food for the 2 weeks
• In country transportation
• Safari 

The cost does not include any required vaccinations.

SeeKenya requires each optometrist be registered with their relevant governing body and provide their own insurance. Most insurers cover 30 days of overseas work per year.

You can find out more about SeeKenya by going to by going to their website.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity, please contact us at: info@christianeye.net, or SeeKenya at info@seekenya.org