John Fawcett Foundation
The John Fawcett Foundation "works in cooperation with Indonesian Provincial and district governments to conduct its humanitarian programs, working exclusively with the poor and offering its services free of charge.
"The Foundation grew out of a number of Rotary projects established by its namesake, John Fawcett, in Bali, and is best known for its Sight Restoration and Blindness Prevention Project, incorporating the Mobile Eye Clinic for Cataract Surgery...
"The Foundation is totally dependent on donations for the funding of its projects. It has also been supported by the Australian Government through AusAID and the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, as well as Rotary International and Rotary Australia and many other organizations and companies." [1]
The foundations Indonesian counterpart is Yayasan Kemanusiaan Indonesia.
Contents
People
Accessed November 2008: [2]
Council of Governors
- Ric Smith
- Warwick Kitt
- Barry Mayo
- Fiona Wood
- Justice Geoffrey Robertson QC
Executive Board
- Robert Foord (Chairman)
- John Fawcett (Founder & CEO)
- Patrick Emery (Treasurer)
- John Lake (Secretary)
- Graeme Robertson (Member)
- Evan Simeon (Member)
- Winston Jones (Logistics, Perth WA)
- Melanie Bartlett (Member)
- George Georgis (Member)
- Geoff Anderson (Member)
Ex Officio
- Penelope Lane (International Projects Director)
Contact
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch articles
References
- ↑ What we do, John Fawcett Foundation, accessed November 25, 2008.
- ↑ Teams, John Fawcett Foundation, accessed November 25, 2008.
