Use of funds

Dr. Helena Ndume embraces a patient after the bandages come off - Oshakati, Namibia

100% of any donation you make to this fundraising activity will be passed through to SEE International, minus the actual card processing fees (typically less than 2%). SEE International (Surgical Eye Expeditions) is a highly rated US Not for Profit 501C3 organisation.

SEE will use the funds raised by this ride exclusively for designated surgical clinics in a group of countries with under developed ophthalmic services, including the following projects:

Through these and similar projects, SEE are able to achieve one intervention for each £30/$40 we raise. They are able to do this due to the amazing generosity of the ophthalmic surgeons from around the world who freely donate their own time and cover their own travel/accommodation costs to operate at the clinics organized by SEE.

SEE make efficient use of all funds donated to their organisation, with the overall usage of donations being split:

96% Program Services

2% Fundraising

2% Management & General

Find out more about SEE International here

And for more details on SEE financials, go here

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Epiblog

This site remains open for donations, but here is the epilogue to the episodic journal we somehow managed to post every day during our ride.
Wheel Dipped and Job Done

August 7th, Day 50: At noon today we dipped Genevieve’s front wheel in the Atlantic.
A Buxom Lass Clears Her Throat

August 6th, Day 49: It’s never over until the fat lady sings, but I do believe I heard a buxom lass clearing her throat this afternoon in a preparatory sort of way.
A Small Institutional Paradox

August 5th, Day 48: Although we only have 2 days of riding left, today was the first seriously hilly one for the new boy Owers