Company Background

GEES is a small focused charity promoting eye services in Northern Ethiopia through support for the Eye Department at Gondar University.

The improving department and associated teaching will act as a template for improved eye care for rural Ethiopia and provide places for students from other parts of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.

The Charity was founded in 2003 by Dr Sandy Holt-Wilson who had worked for 5 months in Gondar. There are no paid staff and minimal overheads. It has three voluntary trustees, one of whom has experience in Health Service Management and one is a trained accountant.