NEWS ARCHIVE

AWARD: BEST FOUNDATION IN INDONESIA

2006 finished on a very high note for The John Fawcett Foundation when its Indonesian action arm, the Yayasan Kemanusiaan Indonesia, was awarded the status of Best Humanitarian Foundation in Indonesia, with particular reference to its high level of management and administration. In December, Wayan Sukajaya, our Senior Projects Manager, traveled to Solo, Java, to receive the prestigious award from the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and the National Minister of Social Welfare.

PROSTHESIS EYE TRAINING

Two of our staff, Wayan Wijaya and Dewa Putu, recently started a program of training in the making of prosthesis eyes. Our Prothesis Eye Program has been heavily dependent on a Balinese man living close to Ubud, who custom-makes the eyes for each person. Unfortunately he is now very ill, but he agreed to pass on his skills to our staff. We were most fortunate to receive funding to cover this training from Karen Anderson, a member of the XL Group.

SOUTH KALIMANTAN MOBILE EYE CLINIC: TRAINING
AND SELECTION OF NEW OPHTHALMOLOGIST

In November-December 2006 three young Indonesian ophthalmologists underwent surgical training in cataract surgical techniques as part of our Sight Restoration and Blindness Prevention Project. Dr Peter Graham, volunteer ophthalmologist from Perth, traveled to Bali to do the initial assessment and training, and Dr Ian Spencer did the final assessment at the conclusion of the training period. From the three candidates, Dr Puspa was selected for working in the South Kalimantan Mobile Eye Clinic, and got off to a very promising start early in 2007, performing
49 cataract operations in his first three weeks.

HAWKES BEQUEST

The Foundation has received a bequest from the estate of Frank Alwyn Hawkes which it will receive in monthly payments over six years. As requested by Frank Hawkes prior to his passing, these funds will be used for the Foundation’s Sight Restoration and Blindness Prevention Project. This regular funding will be a tremendous boost to our cataract program in Bali.

OFFICE UPGRADE

Our Bali office underwent an upgrade in December-January, with a minor renovation which resulted in a more efficient use of the space available for our growing team. We were fortunate to have the assistance of Allan Kirkpatrick from Perth to help with an upgrade of our computer system and training of our office staff in new software.

DONATIONS TO THE FOUNDATION’S HUMANITARIAN WORK

Tax deductible donations to the Foundation’s humanitarian work can be made in Australia, the United Kingdom and the USA. Please refer to our website at www.balieye.org for information on how to donate. Donations in other countries can be made by direct transfer to the Foundation’s bank accounts. For information, please email us at yki@indo.net.id.

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