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'Fred Hollows: A global vision' photo exhibit...
Melbourne residents can share the vision of late Australian eye surgeon, Professor Fred Hollows, at a new photo exhibition which opens at the City of Melbourne Library on Saturday 2 June.
Fred...
The Foundation a finalist in PWC Transparency Awards
As a finalist in the PWC Transparency Awards, The Fred Hollows Foundation has been recognised as one of the most transparent not-for-profits in Australia.
The Foundation's commitment to open and...
We can end avoidable blindness by 2020
Will you be part of the worldwide campaign to end avoidable blindness by 2020?
Right now a new Action Plan is being developed by The World Health Organization to set out the work needed to eliminate...
Tania's sight is restored
At five years of age, Tania had developed a cataract in her right eye - by the time she was 10, she was blind in both eyes. Her family’s lack of financial resources meant Tania was deprived of...
80,000 children screened in Pakistan
The Foundation is working to ensure debilitating eye conditions are detected and treated early so children are not disadvantaged during their school years due to poor vision.
80,000 children eye...
Australian budget does not honour bi-partisan commitmen...
The Fred Hollows Foundation is disappointed the Australian Government‘s budget does not honour the bi-partisan commitment to increase overseas aid to 0.5 percent of Gross National Income by 2015....
The Foundation joins call on PM to keep aid promise
Gabi Hollows and The Fred Hollows Foundation's CEO, Brian Doolan, have joined other prominent Australians in calling on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to ensure next week’s budget does not break our...
Fred Hollows Award inspires primary school students
The Fred Hollows Award celebrates the efforts of primary school students in year 3-6 who are making positive contributions at school or in the community, particularly in the areas of charity and...
Orphan children helped in Pakistan
The Fred Hollows Foundation has supported an eye screening camp for hundreds of orphan children in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Eye screening helps 170 Pakistani orphans with glasses and medication...
Meet Fred Hollows the waxwork
Fred Hollows is one of 70 famous personalities from Australia and overseas to feature at the new Madame Tussuads museum in Sydney.
It took designers more than 800 hours and 25 kilograms of wax to...
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Joy
Four-year-old Joy was born with cataracts in both eyes. The whole family loves this lively, happy, little girl dearly. Sadly, in this part of the world, a blind child's chances of survival are slim....
Tackling blindness in China
Lan Chengchou and Zhou Jingguang are both blind with bilateral cataracts. And they are longing to see their family and friends again.
See how The Fred Hollows Foundation is restoring sight and...
Kipar
When we first met with Kipar, our team was stunned by how dirty he was. Then we realised. The reason Kipar was grubby isn’t because he's not loved. He is, deeply. Born with bilateral cataracts,...
Jet - Shine on for Fred Hollows
A video tribute (full version) to Australian eye surgeon Fred Hollows, featuring music by Jet. Thank you to Jet and all The Fred Hollows Foundation's supporters for helping Fred's work to shine on.
Zeineb
Fred Hollows spent the last years of his life working to restore sight in Eritrea, Africa. It was a country close to Fred's heart and The Fred Hollows Foundation is proud to be carrying on his work...
Restoring sight and dignity
In recognition of International Women's Day 2011, The Foundation released this video showing how blindness affects people in the developing world. Young girls in particular often have to sacrifice...
Mama
This is the story of a South African grandmother named Mama. She was blind in both eyes for many years because she could not afford the operation to have her sight restored. Through the work of The...
Trachoma
Trachoma is a disease that blinds one person every 15 minutes. But it can be stopped. Our goal is to eliminate Trachoma by 2020. It's an achievable goal and organisations around the world are...
Samuel
Samuel loves the sound of his mother singing to him. Her songs are important to him, because this little boy was born blind. His mother's voice is like a precious gift cutting through the darkness...
Fred Hollows
The Foundation's CEO Brian Doolan, Dr Sanduk Ruit and others share their thoughts on Fred Hollows the man, his work and his continuing legacy. Thanks to Fred's pioneering efforts tackling avoidable...
Photos
Fred Hollows: A global vision
'Fred Hollows: A Global Vision' - As part of The Fred Hollows Foundation’s 20th Anniversary celebrations, this inspiring photo exhibition will be on display at venues in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane...
Joy
Joy returns to a family in Kenya. Thanks to our generous supporters, this little girl has gained her sight and the chance to have a normal childhood.
Lom Lun
Cambodia: A man can see and his grandson can have a normal childhood thanks to the newly opened Siem Reip Eye Hospital. Grandfather Lom Lun had his sight restored at the new state-of-the-art facility, which...
H’Nhi
When five-year-old H'Nhi was just a baby learning to crawl, her mother noticed something was wrong. “There was something white inside her eyes,” she remembers. H’Nhi’s mother was afraid, and...
Yim
Yim Noang has been blind for five long years. "My dearest wish," she says wistfully, "is to see my grandchildren." After sight restoring surgery made possible by The Fred Hollows Foundation, a grandmother's...
My Linh
Born with cataracts in both eyes, by Year 2 My Linh's sight was fading and was now unable to see the blackboard properly. Not wanting to cause trouble, My Linh tried to learn by reading the book of her...
Jokh
Sixty-six year old Jokh and his granddaughter, Kamala, stumbled for two long, hot summer days through remote Himalayan foothills so that he could see again. See how The Foundation’s outreach eye clinic in...
Reggie
Seventy-two-year-old Reggie Uluru is a traditional owner of the Uluru area. Over the years, the eyelid on one of his eyes had turned inwards and begun to scratch and scar the cornea, causing blindness. Elders...
Phan
Phan was eleven when his eyes “started to go funny”. Three years later he couldn't see the blackboard at school. Phan lives with his mother in a small village two hours drive from Phnom Penh, in Cambodia....
Langaliki
More than anything else, respected artist Langaliki Langeliki wanted to see again. She wanted to pursue her art, and be able to leave the aged care home in which she lives, to visit her loved ones. The state...
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