Lions meet the needs of our local communities and the world. Over 1.4 million people in 210 countries and geographic areas conduct vision and health screenings, build parks, support eye hospitals, award scholarships, assist youth, provide help in time of disaster and much more.
The Fred Hollows Foundation is inspired by the work of the late Professor Fred Hollows (1929-1993).
Working in more than 25 countries, our vision is for a world where no one is needlessly blind, and Indigenous Australians enjoy the same health and life expectancy as other Australians.
Fred believed local people were best placed to deliver health care to their communities. The Foundation seeks to strengthen and sustain local systems, both internationally and in our Indigenous Australia Program. We bring resources, knowledge and capacity building to partners who contribute their own knowledge, capabilities and resources. We work together to achieve our ambitious goal.
Authorised by A. Hill, The Fred Hollows Foundation, Level 9, 320 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Who we are: VisionSpring is the social enterprise accelerating the use of eyeglasses in emerging and frontier markets.
Our mission: To increase lifelong earning, learning, safety and well-being through eyeglasses for people vulnerable to poverty (living on less than $4/day).
Our core belief: We believe in the wonder of clear vision for everyone.
What we do:
-Deliver optical products and services
-Develop markets for eyeglasses
-Catalyze collective action
-Influence systems change
Our big goal: Everyone who needs eyeglasses will have them by 2050.
We are VisionSpring.
See well. Do well.