Junee North Public School - Crazy Glasses Week
Welcome to The Fred Hollows Foundation's Get Focused website for students and teachers. Get Focused contains heaps of information, resources and ideas for you and your school to get involved in helping to reduce avoidable blindness and improve Indigenous health. Do you have a school assignment, need someone to talk to your class about blindness or international organisations like The Foundation, or are you passionate about eradicating avoidable blindness and improving indigenous health - like Fred was? Contact me at schools@hollows.org or check out Get Focused on Facebook - post a question on my wall about Fred, The Foundation, blindness, Indigenous health or other development issues. You will be helping yourself and other people who might have a similar question. Cheers, Kate - Community Education Coordinator
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    Meet Fred Hollows

    Ever wondered about Fred - discover interesting facts about Fred and why he is remembered as an Australian hero.

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    Take Action!

    Have you ever wondered how you could make a difference? Take a look and TAKE ACTION!

     

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    Info for your school project

    Are you looking for information about The Fred Hollows Foundation, blindness or Indigenous health? Get your info here!

Children and Blindness
10 year old Simila and her mother, Rose.
  • Children and Blindness

    A blind child in a developing country faces a lifetime of hardship.

    Sighted children of blind parents or relatives are also destined to a life of extreme poverty.

    Yet much of this hardship can be avoided through simple and inexpensive treatment.

    > Read about how blindness affected Simila