Kazhcha is a movement and an organization formed to fight blindness. Kazhcha-Nethradana Sena is an Organization working at a grass-roots level to promote eye donation. It is based out in Ranni, Kerala. We try to raise the consciousness of the public and work towards eliminating the stigma attached with eye donation. Kazhcha was inaugurated in February 2010. Membership in this organization is open to all those who are willing to donate their eyes.
Every month Kazhcha is conducting free eye checkups together with a team of Aravind Eye Hospitals and leading eye hospitals in India. More than 10000 free eye surgeries and 15000 eye check-ups are already done free of cost until now. Now more than 6000 people are already become part of this organization by donating their eyes which includes film stars, political leaders, religious leaders, social workers, teachers, students etc.
Kazhcha is scaling new heights each day. The movement is now under the leadership of Film Director Blessy (Chairman) and Roshan Roy Mathew (General Secretary).
Blessy is a leading director in the Malayalam movie industry. His works are critically acclaimed and at the same time popular. He in many ways reviewed the face of Malayalam cinema with his movies like Kazhcha, Thanmatra, Palunku, Calcutta News, Bramanam, Easan, Pranayam, Kalimannu, and Aadujeevitham.
Roshan Roy Mathew is a member of Public Service Commission and a social worker. He has been active in student and youth politics for more than a decade. He is also a former Senate member of Kerala university & union chairman of MG University. He played a pivotal role in creating this movement.
We express our gratitude to various News Organizations, which helped this movement from start. Kazhcha has organized eye donation campaigns, and we were successful in raising awareness among the public.
