How is Fred’s vision contributing to broader SDGs?
The Foundation’s work is focused on the development of eye health services and strengthening health systems, the benefits of which extend far beyond good health.
Restoring sight allows individuals and families to return to work or school, and overcome the inequality and exclusion that blindness and vision impairment often perpetuate. The work of The Foundation impacts on, and is impacted by, the pursuit of SDGs outside of what we would typically consider health domains.
GOAL 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
The Foundation contributes to ending poverty in many ways across our country programs, in our global and national level advocacy, and in many of our research projects.
Since its inception, The Foundation has prioritized ensuring that our services are accessed by poor and marginalized communities, who otherwise would not be able to access comprehensive eye care.
GOAL 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Closing the gender gap in access to eye health is an immediate area of focus for The Foundation.
Globally, women are 1.3 times more likely to be blind than men – meaning 55% of people who are vision impaired worldwide are women.
In recognition of this disparity, The Foundation is prioritizing gender equity and working to promote gender equality through our programs, in our public communications and in our business practices and has launched a whole of organization gender strategy.
