Rotarians Joint Partnership
About the Partnership
In 2003, The Fred Hollows Foundation in Australia, The Fred Hollows Foundation in New Zealand and Rotarians 'Down Under' forged an exciting partnership which embraced their shared commitment to blindness prevention in the developing world.
Since the partnership began Rotary Clubs have raised tens of thousands of dollars to eradicate blindness in the developing world.
Pacific Eye Institute Wall of Honour
Today, one person every hour in the Pacific will lose their sight simply because they have no access to eye care. The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ is constructing a landmark training and clinical centre with two operating theatres, an optical laboratory and a fully equipped out-patient clinic which will double the numbers of doctors and nurses we can train and increase surgical capacity by more than 50%. Each doctor trained can do up to 10,000 surgeries in their career, so the impact of this new training centre will be huge.
All New Zealand Rotary Clubs are invited to participate in this legacy initiative which will restore sight to thousands of people for years to come. Download the full proposal here .
If you would like someone from Hollows NZ to speak at your next Rotary meeting, please contact Gillian Moore (09) 304 0771.
The Foundation and Rotary.. a shared vision
There is a close link between The Fred Hollows Foundation and Rotary International.
In 1993 Fred Hollows received the Rotary Award for World Understanding. The award, acknowledging Fred's pioneering medical work with Indigenous Australians and in developing countries, was announced a month before his death.
Just months later, Fred received this posthumous award at the Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, which was accepted by Gabi Hollows. Gabi was also presented with a cheque for US$100,000 which enabled The Foundation to get on its feet.
Gabi was made an Honorary Rotarian in 2006, in acknowledgement of the work of The Fred Hollows Foundation. This was presented by Frank J Devlyn, (President, Rotary International 2000-01 and Trustee Chair, The Rotary Foundation 2005-06) to Gabi who was keynote speaker at the Rotary District 9690.
