Kenya: For 12 year old Lmesinae, it seemed almost unbelievable that he could have his eyesight restored. He did not have to face a life without sight, without his family, without a future.
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  • Mountaineer, Sue Fear
    Help raise $16,000 by joining the Sue Fear Memorial trek in Nepal

    Join this trek in November to continue mountaineer Sue Fear's work of fundraising for the Fred Hollows Foundation, with $1,000 of the participation fee going directly to The Foundation.

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  • Foundation wins award
    Winner – 2008 Best Practice Award – Givewell Good Giving Australian Charity Awards

    The Fred Hollows Foundation has been named as ‘Best Practice not-for-profit’ at the Givewell Good Giving Australian Charity Awards, held in Melbourne recently.

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  • Eye Operations

    The Fred Hollows Foundation almost doubled the amount of people it helped last year, carrying out 143,759 eye operations in 2007, up from 73,838 in 2006.

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Professor Fred Hollows examining the eye of seven year old Tran Van Giap at the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) in Hanoi (Vietnam) in 1992. Photo courtesy of www.michaelamendolia.com.
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