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Philanthropy Can Stop Preventable Blindness That’s Costing Billions
Seven years is a long time to wait. But in Kenya, for every one person who receives cataract surgery, there are 10 others who cannot.
Charity Stories
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The Fred Hollows Foundation Has a Zoom Call with the Queen
Seven years is a long time to wait. But in Kenya, for every one person who receives cataract surgery, there are 10 others who cannot.
How Our Recommended Charities are Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic
We remain steadfast in our mission and know that we’ll now have to work even harder to help save and improve lives, as the already-poor will…
A Mother’s Story: Emily and Nabiritha
Seven years is a long time to wait. But in Kenya, for every one person who receives cataract surgery, there are 10 others who cannot.
World Sight Day 2019: 6 Ways You Can Get Involved
World Sight Day is one of the most important days in the calendar when it comes to raising global awareness about eye health. With 36 million…
Restoring sight for those who have lost everything
In late 2017, one million Rohingya refugees fleeing violence streamed into Bangladesh, walking through jungle, across mountains and rivers for weeks to find safety. “While emergency…
Restoring sight breaks the cycle of poverty in Kenya
For Juliet Gileema, an ophthalmic nurse in Kenya’s Busia County, eye health is about more than just restoring people’s sight – it is about restoring their…
The Happiest High Five–Saving a Child’s Sight in Kenya
In Kenya, more than 650,000 people are blind or visually impaired due to cataract. Many of these are children who are living in poverty, for whom…
What does blindness look like?
by Esha Thaper, Fred Hollows Foundation To some, “What does blindess look like?” might seem a strange question. There’s a perception that blindness is binary, but for…
What It’s Like for a Blind Girl in Kenya
Mark Maina works for The Fred Hollows Foundation in Africa. His role gives him a first-hand view of the blindness gender disparity in Kenya. As a father of…
Why the Cambodian eye care system needs your help
The people of Cambodia radiate resilience and optimism. Tourism is booming and the economy is growing. But the turmoil of the Khmer Rouge regime and the…
Eye disease discriminates – but we can change that
“In East Africa, life for the blind is paralysing. Many women are too poor to afford the bus fare to the clinic or hospital, or for…