Right now, 9 out of 10 people who are blind don’t need to be. Sight loss and vision impairment can affect anyone, including children. One billion people are living with vision loss – most of which is treatable and preventable.
Fred’s Partners are a community of people who support us with a monthly donation. They step in to help us turn these statistics on their head. Just like Fred, they understand the problem, so they roll up their sleeves and help us get the job done through their Monthly Gift.
Cataract is one of the leading causes of vision impairment and blindness. Thankfully, cataracts can be removed through a relatively short 20-minute operation recognised as one of the most cost-effective healthcare interventions.
When you join as a Fred’s Partner with a Monthly Gift, you will help someone in the Pacific living with avoidable blindness. Your impact goes beyond the operating table, by supporting Pacific teams with the funds they need to get people treated, and putting the foundations in place to train local eye doctors and nurse who can go on to restore sight every month in their own communities
It takes just one person to make an impact that will create a whole lifetime of sight – you can be that person today.
can provide up to 5 pairs of glasses
can help restore sight to one person
can help restore sight to up to two people
can manufacture up to 11 intraocular lenses used in cataract surgery
could help restore sight to up to five people
could cover the cost of a diagnostic lens — used to see the back of the eye
could cover the cost of a set of medical text books for an eye doctor in training
could cover the monthly training fees of an eye nurse for 1 of the 12 months required
could cover the cost of one out of the 48 months required to fully train an eye doctor
could contribute towards the construction of an eye clinic
Monthly supporters play a critical role in restoring sight and preventing blindness in the Pacific. Monthly giving allows us to plan ahead and support the needs of those living with avoidable blindness and vision impairment, perform thousands of surgeries each year, and train local eye healthcare professionals who continue the work of restoring sight for years to come.
Monthly gifts are the most reliable source of income – they mean we can worry less about raising funds and focus more on changing lives for the better.
Monthly gifts are used where the need is greatest at the time, primarily to fund sight-restoring surgeries, provide treatment for preventable blindness, and train local eye care professionals.
These donations also help us expand our outreach to remote and underserved areas in the Pacific, ensuring that everyone, regardless of location, has access to essential eye care services.
We work across the Pacific region, in countries including Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.
We also provide support to Nauru and Tuvalu, and have worked with the health authorities in the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Marshall Islands, Niue, Timor-Leste, and Tokelau to train 44 eye care clinicians.
Each year, The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ works with Pacific partners to perform thousands of sight-restoring surgeries and deliver eye care services to people throughout the Pacific. We also support the training of local eye health specialists to provide eye care services in their own communities and work to strengthen local health systems so that everyone can access quality eye care.
Fred’s Partners are those supporters who choose to make monthly gifts. These reliable gifts are crucial to restoring sight and building sustainable eye care systems across the Pacific.
It’s super simple to become a Fred’s Partner. You choose how much to give and your preferred payment method. Most people donate monthly via card, with payments processed on the 1st, 15th or 25th of the month. If donating via direct debit, you can choose the 5th or 20th.
You’ll receive a confirmation email, welcome letter, and regular updates on the impact of your support. At the end of the financial year, we’ll send you a consolidated tax receipt. As an IRD-approved charity, you can claim back 33.33% of your donations as a tax rebate!
The easiest way is via our online donation form.
You can also:
Email: givemonthly@hollows.nz
Call: 0800 227 229
Alternatively, you can set up a recurring donation through your bank using:
Account Name: The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ
Account Number: 38-9008-0866758-06
Particulars: Initial & Surname
Reference: Your supporter ID (give us a call on 0800 227 229 or email info@hollows.nz if you don’t have an ID number yet, or aren’t sure what it is)
Your first donation will be processed immediately upon submission.
If you are an existing regular giver updating your gift details, then your regular donations will continue according to your current processing schedule.
For new regular donors, your next donation will be scheduled approximately one month from today—please refer to the table below for details.
| Sign up day | Next and future regular gift processing date, approximately one month from sign up. |
|---|---|
| 29th – 5th | 1st of the month |
| 6th – 17th | 10th of the month |
| 18th – 28th | 25th of the month |
If you’d like to adjust the date, amount or frequency of your donations, please call us at 0800 227 229 or email info@hollows.nz, and we’ll do our best to accommodate your request.
If you need to update your payment details or make any changes to your monthly donation, you can do so online via our secure online donation form.
For any other changes or to cancel your donation, call us on 0800 227 229, or email givemonthly@hollows.nz with your name and contact details and we’ll be happy to assist you.
Annual receipts for monthly donations are issued after the end of the tax year, typically six – eight weeks after the tax year closes for the previous financial year. If you make a one-off donation, a receipt will be issued at the time of the gift.
For the full terms and conditions of your direct debit, click here
We provide a number of pathways to make a meaningful contribution to sight-saving work, including telemarketing, SMS campaigns, digital advertising, social media outreach, email campaigns, door-to-door, and face-to-face fundraising.
Yes. We’re fully committed to maintaining the security of the financial and personal information you entrust to us when making a donation. Our information technology systems are fully compliant with the security requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard which was founded by the major credit card brands (such as VISA, Mastercard and American Express). In addition, when you donate online your card information is processed, encrypted and stored by a specialised and highly secure payment service organisation.
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If you have any further questions or need assistance, you can reach The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ from Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm by calling 0800 227 229, or via email at givemonthly@hollows.nz
