Your donation in action
Your donation will help restore sight to people living with avoidable blindness across the 25+ countries where The Fred Hollows Foundation works. Funds support life-changing surgeries and treatments, training for surgeons and local eye health workers, outreach programs to reach communities in need, and essential equipment for clinics and hospitals.
By supporting these programs, your gift helps build stronger local health systems, train the next generation of eye care professionals, and give thousands of people the chance to see — creating lasting change for communities around the world.
All she wanted was to see her children’s faces—but for three years, she lived in darkness
Lien is a 38-year-old mother of two from northern Laos. For three long years, cataract blindness left her unable to work, care for her children, or even recognise the faces she loved most. “I feel frustrated. I want to do things for my children but I cannot do it. I am depressed, angry. I want the best for myself and my family but I cannot do the best for them,” she said.
Thanks to generous supporters, Lien received cataract surgery through an outreach eye camp. When the bandages were removed, she could see her son clearly for the first time—even noticing a tiny mosquito bite on his forehead. “I said, ‘Mum has completed her surgery,’ and she said, ‘Oh, my mum will be able to see me,’” her daughter shared.
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