About

Who we are

The DAK International Network (DIN) currently have 4 staff plus the full time voluntary service of the founders, and support from a host of medical volunteers.

Our People

Dave & Kerry Rickards

Dave & Kerry Rickards

Trustees & Founders

Anubha Rawat

Anubha Rawat

Projects Director

Marnie Rickards

Marnie Rickards

Operations Director

Dr Bidya Pant

Dr Bidya Pant

Consultant and Special Advisor, Eye Programs

Dagmar de Oliva

Dagmar de Oliva

Finance Manager

Joanne Taig

Joanne Taig

Logistics Manager

Our Areas of Work

There are 4 main pillars of our work

Restorative Eye Surgery

To date 555,000 cataract surgeries funded.

There are several hundred million avoidably blind persons around the world.

Essential Medical Equipment

Range donated to over 40 countries.

Providing health networks with essential equipment that can increase efficiency and enable health care workers to deliver better care.

Women's Health

20,000 prolapse and fistula surgeries funded.

Focusing on Birth Injury Repair and Family Planning, we provide training to doctors in both surgical and conservative prolapse management.

Family Planning

Over 500,000 CYPs provided.

Enabling women to make informed decisions about whether and when to have children reduces unintended pregnancies as well as maternal and newborn deaths.