Guiding values

• We believe that everyone has the right to sight.
  
• We believe that Indigenous Australians have a right to the same health outcomes as other Australians.
  
• We advocate for these rights and work collaboratively to facilitate the circumstances for individuals, their communities and governments to realise these rights.
  
• We use the best medical, technical and organisational approaches to advance our goals, within the economic and political settings of the countries in which we work.
  
• We don't seek to replicate services or functions provided by other organisations. We collaborate with them to coordinate services and support.
  
• We work with local partners to act as a catalyst for change.
  
• We are willing to invest in people who want to make a difference and own the solutions to their health outcomes.
  
• We recognise our responsibilities to our staff, program partners and communities in the countries in which we work.
  
• We are accountable for our actions and honest and transparent in everything that we do.
• We are willing to be innovative in the search for new solutions to complex health problems.

The Foundation is a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and a signatory to the ACFID Code of Conduct.