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Who We Help

What We Do

These are some of the human stories of our work - lives that we have helped change because we were able to reach them. Thanks to our generous partners, funders, donors and supporters, this is what ending avoidable blindness looks like at an individual level.
 

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THOL 

A CAMBODIAN MOM LIVING IN DARKNESS BECAUSE OF CATARACT 

 

Thol is a loving mother to four children. After spending four years in darkness and despair, she finally got to see the smiling faces of her three beautiful children once again. And, she saw her fourth baby for the first time ever. 
 

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MAI ONE AND YOM

 

SWEETHEARTS FROM LAO PDR BLINDED BY CATARACT 

 

A sweet elderly couple from Lao PDR, Mai One and Yom, are a romance story for the ages. They know that love doesn’t have to be blind and feel blessed being able to see each other after successful cataract surgeries.
 

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TIMBANG FAMILY

 

THREE GENERATIONS FROM PHILIPPINES LIVING WITH A RARE GENETIC CATARACT

 

For members of the Timbang family, it’s unusual for the children to reach year 6 at school. It’s not because they don’t want to learn, but because they can’t see properly. That changed when 12 family members received surgery in one day.
 

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SHASHETU 

 

A SINGLE MOM FROM ETHIOPIA LIVING IN AGONY BECAUSE OF TRACHOMA 

 

A single working mom of two little children, Shashetu was losing her sight painfully and irreversibly to trachoma, and feared for her children’s future constantly. But all that’s changed now.
 

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NGUYEN MANH NGHIA

 

AN 8TH GRADER FROM RURAL VIETNAM LIVING WITH UNDIAGNOSED MYOPIA

 

Nghia is a great kid who loves going to school. But when he started having problems with his vision, he didn’t know how to get help. Luckily, his teacher, who was trained by The Fred Hollows Foundation, was able to correctly screen him and diagnose short-sightedness. 
 

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FAITH

 

A 3-YEAR-OLD FROM KENYA BURDENED WITH CATARACT AT SUCH A TENDER AGE 

 

Abandoned by her parents because she was born blind from cataract, Faith was taken in by her remarkable Aunt Helen, who never stopped believing in a better life for this clever and curious little girl.
 

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SHANICE

 

THIS PRECIOUS BABY FROM KENYA WAS BORN WITH CATARACT.

 

Baby Shanice faced a lifetime of blindness, but the tenacity of her loving parents, and the skills of a surgeon trained by The Fred Hollows Foundation has given Shanice a bright future to look forward to.
 

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JOSEPH

 

AN ABORIGINAL ELDER FACING DIABETIC RETINOPATHY 

 

A ranger from the Rockhole Community near Katherine in Northern Territory, Australia, Joseph is diabetic, putting him at risk of diabetic retinopathy. And to make matters worse, he has cataract. But with proper treatment, Joseph can see again. 
 

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Meet Cam from Vietnam

She is a seven-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a teacher. But as her sight deteriorated due to cataract, so did her dream. Cam eventually had to drop out of school, her parents unable to pay for treatment. But a simple operation thanks to The Fred Hollows Foundation is all it took for this little girl to dream again.

Watch this video to find out more about Cam’s story. If you'd like to watch more videos like this, Check out our YouTube channel.

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The Fred Hollows Foundation (USA) is a registered 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organisation, EIN: 82-2851329

Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

The Fred Hollows Foundation USA has attained the Platinum Seal of Transparency on GuideStar.

The Fred Hollows Foundation has safeguards and policies that guide its work.

All content © 2020 The Fred Hollows Foundation. All rights reserved. ABN 46 070 556 642