Dimensions
154 x 230 x 30mm
In the ten years since Fred Hollows died, the Fred Hollows Foundation has continued the work he pioneered in bringing sight and better health to people in need.
To mark the anniversary of Fred's death and a decade of the Foundation, journalists and photographers from the 'Age', 'Sydney Morning Herald' and 'Sun Herald' were invited to visit the Foundation's eye-care programs here and overseas, to meet the people who run them and those who benefit.
Stories of some individuals move from heart breaking to inspiring as their sight is returned. Others tell of people working to achieve first-class eye care in the most difficult conditions. The journalists write about of their own experiences too, as they adjust to life in outback Australia, and small towns in Pakistan, Vietnam, South Africa, Vietnam, the Pacific, China and Eritrea.
The result is a fascinating, thought-provoking and sometimes unexpected insight into the ongoing work of the Fred Hollows Foundation as well as people and communities across the globe.
The journalists gave their time freely to take part in this project and have not accepted any payment for their writing or for the use of their photographs. The royalties from the book will go to the Fred Hollows Foundation.
The authors are all professional journalists. Those who took part are Anne Crawford, Martin Daly, Sophie Douez, Jane Faulkner, Melissa Fyfe, Geesche Jacobsen, Nadia Jamal, Xavier La Canna, Johanna Leggatt, Joyce Morgan, Sherrill Nixon, Toni O'Loughlin, Stephanie Peatling, and Meaghan Shaw.
