Seva Stichting is a Dutch foundation (stichting) headquartered in The Hague, dedicated to eliminating avoidable blindness. Established in 2026, we work together with the Seva Foundation in the United States, which shares the same objective, vision, and mission.
To serve the public benefit and, without an aim for profit, achieve a world free of avoidable blindness amongst the world's most marginalised populations.
Building Sustainable Eye Care Worldwide — creating equitable access to eye care, building capacity of new and existing eye hospitals and programs, investing in quality, and developing new technologies to expand the reach.
Public benefit categories: development cooperation, welfare, health care.
Seva Stichting is governed by a board of directors with expertise in ophthalmology, public health, and nonprofit governance.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mariano Yee Melgar, MD | Board Chair |
| Claudio Michele Privitera | Board Member |
| John Plowright | Board Member |
| Vaughan Acton | Board Member |
| Kathleen (Kate) Moynihan | Executive Director / CEO |
Board members receive no remuneration for their activities as policymakers. They may receive reimbursement of expenses incurred and non-excessive attendance fees for meetings. The Executive Director's salary is paid by the Seva Foundation (US partner organization), not by Seva Stichting.