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Projects for The Fred Hollows Foundation

About this charity

The Fred Hollows Foundation is a non-government organisation, established in 1992. The Foundation works with local partners to end avoidable blindness and as a result of work completed to date, more than 1,000,000 people have had their sight restored. Following in Fred Hollows’ footsteps, The Foundation is committed to improving the health outcomes of Indigenous Australians. With your help, we are making a difference the world can see!

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Restoring sight to Indigenous Australians, NT Australia

Trachoma is a severely painful disease and the largest infectious cause of blindness in the world. This project aims to eliminate trachoma in 10 Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory through a treatment strategy called S.A.F.E: Surgery, Antibiotics, Face washing, Environment.

Project cost

0AUD 25,000

15,412

Raised from 7,012 people

Latest donation: USD 2.00

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Childhood Blindness Prevention, Bangladesh Bangladesh

Improve the delivery of and access to childhood blindness services at the Dhaka National Institute of Ophthalmology and Jamalpur District Hospital including 400 sight-saving surgeries and 3,000 pairs of children's spectacles.

AUD 25,003

Raised from 11,226 people

Indigenous childhood anaemia, Northern Territory Australia

The Fred Hollows “Sprinkles” program addresses the serious issue of early childhood anaemia by providing an easy to use dietary supplement that will significantly improve the health outcomes of Indigenous children.

AUD 42,804

Raised from 19,255 people

Outreach Microsurgical Eye Camp, Dhading Nepal

This project will provide funding for basic eye care services in rural and remote areas of Nepal, including day to day services and an Outreach Microsurgical Eye Clinic (OMEC) where hundreds of patients will have access to screening and surgical procedures.

AUD 26,100

Raised from 11,240 people

Outreach Microsurgical Eye Camp, Sindhu Nepal

This project will fund an Outreach Microsurgical Eye Camp where patients living in remote areas of Sindhu district, Nepal will have access to screening and surgical procedures, plus support for the Sindhu Community Eye Centre.

AUD 24,487

Raised from 10,062 people

Train 260 community eye health workers, Eastern Cape South Africa

Developing sustainable local capacity to strengthen blindness prevention work in the Eastern Cape of South Africa by training 12 ophthalmic nurses, 30 professional nurses and 210 community health workers

AUD 39,627

Raised from 13,815 people

Indigenous Education program, Katherine Australia

Improve health outcomes by facilitating learning and literacy opportunities through music. The project will provide musical instruments/equipment for an after-hours music program for remote Indigenous youth.

AUD 18,002

Raised from 7,022 people

Blindness prevention program Viet Nam

Setting up an eye care unit to train local doctors, providing examination and surgical equipment and subsidising 100 cataract surgeries in Tien Phuoc mountainous district.

AUD 8,004

Raised from 3,072 people

Blindness prevention program, Cambodia Cambodia

Restore sight to 100 people who are needlessly blind in Cambodia, most of whom suffer from cataracts which can be easily cured.

AUD 7,003

Raised from 2,456 people