This woman’s name is Karchung.  Her husband died last year while she was simultaneously rendered blind by cataracts in both of her eyes.  Our Dooley-Intermed team found her in a remote village, weeping and praying for a miracle to restore her eyesight. One week later Karchung had her sight restored in both eyes, a miracle indeed, enabled by you and others who generously support Dooley-Intermed and our medical... Continue reading →

Closed to the world for thousands of years, the Forbidden Kingdom of Mustang is a last refuge of traditional Tibetan Buddhist way of life – and one of the highest incidences of eye cataracts, due to the intense UV radiation at the high altitudes of the Himalayas. In a place without even basic medical care, where many people are still pastoral nomads living in desert camps and relying on their herds to survive, blindness can spell disaster, poverty, and even death.  Read More

Fifty years ago Dr. Tom Dooley and Dr. Verne Chaney joined forces to provide humanitarian care to people living beyond the reach of traditional healthcare. That marked the beginning of the Dooley-Intermed Foundation.  Our organization has since grown to be one of the oldest, most trusted and experienced charitable organizations in the USA. Since those early days, we have always stood ready to provide help to people where need is great, often in places where other organizations... Continue reading →

Our Spring 2010 Dooley-Intermed Eye & Medical project was a huge success. We organized a very large Eye & Medical Clinic for over 600 Tibetan Refugees from eleven refugee camps located near the Pokhara Valley in Nepal. Key partners in this project were the Pema Ts’al Sakya Monastic Institute and the Himalaya Eye Hospital. Pema Ts’al coordinated local transportation and provided the site for the project while the Himalaya Eye Hospital sent a team of expert technicians... Continue reading →

We are happy to report that construction on the new orphanage building near Dhulikeil is once again proceeding well. The monsoon rains made construction particularly difficult over the summer months, but recent progress has been quite good. The new roadway to the site washed out a couple of times, but is now fully repaired and properly engineered. Check out this picture of the newly constructed roadway! Continue reading →  Read More

Seattle based dentist, Dr. Tom Roberts, is again assembling a team of volunteer dentists and assistants to host yet another of his week-long dental clinic for Tibetan refugees in rural Nepal. “Dr. Tom” as he is known locally, has been doing this for a number of years, paying all his own expenses, and treating all-comers for free. The quality of the dentistry is outstanding, especially considering the operating environment. Dr. Tom Roberts, aka “Dr. Tom” treats a dental... Continue reading →