The Foundation holds 2023 Supporter Briefing

On 14th June 2023, The Fred Hollows Foundation hosted a virtual supporter briefing.

If you weren’t able to join the live event (or you would like to see it again), you can watch it below. This is a great opportunity to hear from our Country Managers in Kenya and the Philippines who will share how your support is improving access to eye health services for children living with avoidable blindness.

Get to know our two panellists

Jane Ohuma

Country Manager: Kenya

Jane Ohuma is a medical humanitarian aid worker with 23 years of experience in international humanitarian aid and development.

Since joining The Foundation in 2011 as the Country Manager for Kenya, Jane is responsible for positioning The Foundation as a leading international development organisation and putting eye health in Africa on the global agenda.

Jane is a Public Health Nurse graduate and has worked in international humanitarian and development programs, across refugee and internally displaced persons’ camps in Eastern Europe and Africa.

Dr Maria Victoria Rondaris (Dr Mavi)

Country Manager: Philippines

Dr Mavi is based in Manila, Philippines and has been with The Foundation since 2021. She is passionate about improving access to eye health services in her country.

By profession, Dr Mavi is a Public Health Ophthalmologist and prior to joining The Foundation, she was a Vice-Chair of an eye centre at a public hospital for seven years and a professor in two national universities in the Philippines.

Dr Mavi has twice been the recipient of the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology award (2014 and 2015) for her Outstanding Service in the Prevention of Blindness in the Asia Pacific region.