Direct Access Expansion

Offers free dental care services to economically disadvantaged patients in developing countries, a program initiated in 2007.

Delivers free eye care services, including eye exams, eyeglasses, and cataract surgeries, to low-income populations in developing countries.

Funds and sustains community development initiatives in Licey, Santiago, focused on education, health, and care for children, elderly individuals, and eye patients. Projects have been sustained for 26 years through contributions from over 500 individual donors and institutional grants, including $50,000 from Chase Bank in 2012 via the Chase Community Giving program and RD$400,000 in 2003 and RD$200,000 in 2004 from social awards in the Dominican Republic.

Operates two early childhood centers—Guarderías Flor Silvestre I and II (also known as Estancia Infantil Flor Silvestre I and II)—providing comprehensive care including nutrition, health monitoring, hygiene, oral health, and early stimulation for children aged 45 days to 4 years. Serves 217 children across both centers. Has served over 2,500 children and approximately 2,300 families over 30 years. Inaugurated Estancia Infantil Flor Silvestre I in 2014 and constructed the original Flor Silvestre center by 1997 using funds from Manos Unidas and support from Voluntariado Para la Niñez Desamparada.

Operates Escuela Flor del Campo, a primary school serving 360 students from pre-primary through 8th grade in morning and afternoon shifts, with a staff of 30. Also operates Escuela Técnica Casa Abierta, providing technical skills and values-based education to youth. The school launched the literacy program “Leer y Escribir me fascina” and established a small music school and a two-year biblical initiation school in 2014–2015. Has provided educational services to over 6,000 students and more than 4,500 families over 26 years. Expanded infrastructure with donor support from Procomunidad and Fundación Roncalli.

Provides residential care for 10 elderly individuals, daytime care for 12, and home-based services for 50 at Hogar de Ancianos Tres Hermanas. Over 19 years, has provided care to approximately 940 elderly individuals and distributed assistive devices to around 1,400 elderly people.

Operates Hospital de Ojos Monumento Viviente, which began providing services on July 27, 1995, and provides specialized eye care including cataract and pterygium surgeries, campimetry studies, and general vision health services. Provided medical care to 143,393 patients over 30 years and served 587 patients in August alone, including 26 surgeries. Conducts cataract surgeries in collaboration with the International Program of Lions Club.

Offers active membership to U.S. and Canadian healthcare professionals of Kashmiri heritage, affiliate membership to non-professionals who support the mission, and honorary membership for distinguished contributors. Maintains a member directory and facilitates engagement through committees and events.

Screened 8,126 school-going children for refractive errors between April 2019 and December 2022, provided free spectacles to those in need, and referred 800 children with non-refractive eye conditions for specialist ophthalmologic assessment. The program includes on-site vision correction and follow-up care.

Provides emergency medical services across four districts in the Kashmir Valley, including 2,861 emergency medical transport services for patients by 2022 and transporting 10,500 dialysis patients and caregivers. The organization operates ambulance services to support urgent healthcare access.

Organizes annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) conferences, including the 8th and 9th editions held in the U.S., and conducts workshops, seminars, and outreach programs to advance health education, training, and research for healthcare professionals.

Conducts targeted health awareness and drug awareness outreach programs in communities such as Magam, and runs initiatives that address specific barriers to health access through trusted local partnerships, focusing on underserved populations in the U.S. and Jammu and Kashmir.

Conducted Zoom-based mock interviews for over 20 residency applicants in 2024 to support career advancement among early-career healthcare professionals of Kashmiri heritage.

Preserves audio and video recordings documenting perspectives on medicine in Kashmir and the development of KASHMER’s mission, contributing to the historical archive of Kashmiri medical heritage.

Delivered 7,242 mental health consultations between April 2019 and December 2022 through screening camps in schools, colleges, and communities, and offers free non-pharmacological services including psychological counseling, social interventions, and substance abuse management in the Kashmir Valley via in-person and teleconsultation modalities.

Provides support to 430 patients in accessing essential medications, addressing a key barrier to treatment adherence and health equity for underserved populations in the regions served.

Delivers free laser cataract surgery and premium intraocular implants to indigenous populations, correcting both distance and near vision to eliminate dependence on glasses.

Presents on clinical topics such as retinopathy of prematurity and prescribing practices at national conferences, including the Haitian Ophthalmology Conference in Port-au-Prince, to advance standards of care.