Did you know that every 5 seconds one person in our world goes blind - yet 80% of the world's blindness is avoidable!
Sydney Commercial Kitchens believes in being socially responsible. As part of that commitment, $3.00 from every sale will be donated to help The Fred Hollows Foundation in its quest to treat and prevent avoidable blindness.
Established in 1992, to continue the work of the late Professor Fred Hollows, this non-government organisation has worked with local partners to eradicate unnecessary blindness in more than 29 developing countries. As a result, local doctors in countries where they work have restored sight to more than 1,000,000 disadvantaged people! Following Fred's commitments to Indigenous people, The Foundation has worked with local Jawoyn communities to improve the health outcomes of Indigenous Australians in the Katherine East region of the Northern Territory. Together you and Sydney Commercial Kitchens can help The Fred Hollows Foundation make a difference.
For more information about the work of The Fred Hollows Foundation or its local partners, visit www.hollows.org or call 1800 352 352 in Australia.
How does The Fred Hollows Foundation help alleviate poverty & improve eye health care?
Nine out of 10 of the worlds poor live in developing countries. Their lives revolve around day-to-day survival and food production is extremely important. Loss of vision erodes their individual productivity and the little economic security they had, which negatively impacts on their sense of self worth and confidence about their independent living skills. The Foundation's approach to blindness treatment and prevention with poor and disadvantaged communities indirectly alleviates poverty in the countries where they work. By restoring sight, independence can be regained by individuals and their capacity to earn an income and be self-sufficient is possible.
The Foundation accomplishes its aims through the following projects:
Assisting communities who would otherwise be unable to access eye care services. In many cases the cost of surgery is fully subsidised and recovered from those who can afford to pay.
Training and equipping local doctors and health care personnel on modern techniques of cataract surgery, involving the implantation of an Intraocular Lens (IOL).
Developing sustainable infrastructures within local communities and raising public awareness of preventable blindness issues.
Developing technologies and equipment to improve eye care treatment.
Assisting Indigenous Australians with identifying underlying causes of their poor health and driving socio-economic initiatives, which help improve their health outcomes.
So far the impact of this work has been enormous, but there is still so much more to do. More than 45 million people worldwide are still unnecessarily blind and the healthy of Indigenous Australian's remains at dramatically lower levels than for other Australians.
For more information about the work of The Fred Hollows Foundation or its local partners, visit www.hollows.org or call 1800 352 352 in Australia.
Following is a letter from Gabi Hollows thanking us for our donation.
8 July 2004
Mr Neil Willis
Sydney Commercial Kitchens
PO Box 6103 DC
Frenchs Forest NSW 2086
Dear Neil,
I am writing to thank you and Sydney Commercial Kitchens customers for supporting the work of The Fred Hollows Foundation.
Your on-going contributions will help The Foundation to achieve its vision of a world where no one is needlessly blind and a land where Indigenous people enjoy the same health outcomes as all Australians.
Thanks again - it is only with the support of people like you that we are able to continue our vital work. If you would like more information about The Foundation visit us at www.hollows.org or phone 1800 352 352.
Best wishes from your friends at The Fred Hollows Foundation.
