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Fieldwork, project by project.

Every CRUD project has a named lead, a published budget, a funder, and a set of outcomes. Here is the full ledger — active and completed.

Active · 2026

7 projects currently in the field.

All active projects are funded, staffed and reporting. Results published quarterly.

[ Cataract Surgery Expansion 2026 ]
Active2026 – 2028🇩🇪 German Embassy

Cataract Surgery Expansion 2026

Scaling our free cataract surgery programme to 1,200 operations per year across Habiganj and Sunamganj districts. Funded by the 2026 German Embassy grant.

36% complete — 428 / 1,200 surgeries
428
Surgeries done
€126k
Budget
2
Senior surgeons
[ School Vision Stations Programme ]
Active2025 – 2026🇩🇪 German Embassy

School Vision Stations Programme

Installing permanent eye-screening stations in 24 primary schools across Habiganj district. Each station screens twice weekly and refers to AMRI.

75% complete — 18 / 24 schools live
18
Schools live
9,600
Children reached
€84k
Budget
[ Village Midwife Training — Cohort 14 ]
ActiveJan 2026 – Dec 2026🦁 Lions Club Switzerland

Village Midwife Training — Cohort 14

Six-month residential course for 40 village midwives. This is the 14th cohort since 2012.

95% complete — graduation November 2026
38
Trainees enrolled
6 mo
Course length
€38k
Budget
[ IT & Skills Training — Cohort 22 ]
Active2026🇩🇪 DBHW Duisburg

IT & Skills Training — Cohort 22

Three-month computer literacy and digital skills certificate.

50% placed — 15 / 30 graduates
30
Trainees
15
Already placed
€14k
Budget
[ AMRI Hospital Equipment Refresh ]
Active2026🦁 Lions Club Switzerland

AMRI Hospital Equipment Refresh

Upgrading the OCT scanner, replacing two slit lamps, and installing a new phacoemulsification unit at AMRI Eye Hospital, Habiganj.

€42,000 raised of €60,000 target
€42k
Raised
€60k
Total budget
3
Equipment items
[ Village Doctor Training — Batch 18 ]
Active2026🇩🇪 DBHW Duisburg

Village Doctor Training — Batch 18

Three-month practical clinical training for 30 paramedics serving remote unions.

80% complete — 24 / 30 enrolled
30
Trainees
3 mo
Programme
€22k
Budget
[ Rural Outreach Eye Camps 2026 ]
Active2026🇧🇩 Red Crescent

Rural Outreach Eye Camps 2026

Fortnightly eye camps deployed to villages across Habiganj, Sunamganj, and Moulvibazar.

42 of 72 planned camps completed
42
Camps run
18,200
Patients seen
72
Target 2026
Completed · 1999 – 2025

6 landmark projects, fully delivered.

Full audit reports available for all completed projects. Contact us for donor impact reports.

[ Rohingya Emergency Medical Response ]
Completed2018 – 2019

Rohingya Emergency Medical Response

CRUD medical teams deployed to Kutopalong refugee camp, Cox's Bazar, providing primary care and eye services to Rohingya refugees during the acute crisis.

11,400
Patients seen
14 mo
Deployment
3
Medical teams
[ AMRI Eye Hospital — Foundation Phase ]
Completed2015 – 2020

AMRI Eye Hospital — Foundation Phase

Construction, commissioning and initial equipment of the Akhter Medical & Research Institute in Habiganj — CRUD's permanent base of operations.

5
Years to build
€340k
Total cost
365d
Now open year-round
[ Midwife Training — Cohorts 1–13 ]
Completed2012 – 2022

Midwife Training — Cohorts 1–13

First thirteen cohorts of the village midwife residential programme, placing 510 trained birth attendants across Sylhet division.

510
Midwives graduated
13
Cohorts
10 yrs
Programme run
[ Baniachong Mass Eye Camp 2023 ]
Completed2023🇧🇩 Red Crescent

Baniachong Mass Eye Camp 2023

Largest single CRUD eye camp to date — 3,200 patients screened over five days in Baniachong Upazila, Habiganj.

3,200
Patients screened
5 days
Duration
214
Surgical referrals
[ Computer Literacy Programme — Cohorts 1–21 ]
Completed2010 – 2022

Computer Literacy Programme — Cohorts 1–21

Over 12 years, 21 cohorts of the three-month IT certificate programme have placed graduates in employment throughout Bangladesh and abroad.

185
Graduates placed
21
Cohorts run
12 yrs
Programme
[ Red Crescent Partnership — Phase 1 ]
Completed1999 – 2024

Red Crescent Partnership — Phase 1

25-year first phase of co-deployment with Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, delivering primary care and eye camps to over 200,000 patients across Sylhet.

25 yrs
Partnership
200k+
Patients reached
440+
Joint camps

All completed project reports available on request

German Embassy and DBHW format reports are available for every project since 2013. Older Red Crescent joint reports available since 2003.