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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the Australian Government agency responsible for managing
Australia’s overseas aid program. The aim of the Australian aid program is to promote Australia’s national interests
through contributing to international growth and poverty reduction. In 2016, the Australian Government contributed funding
towards The Fred Hollows Foundation’s programs in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lao PDR, Photo: Peter Solness
Nepal, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Philippines, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.
The Fred Hollows Foundation is a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and is a
committed signatory to the ACFID Code of Conduct, which is a voluntary, self-regulatory sector code of good practice. The
Code requires members to meet high standards of corporate governance, public accountability and financial management.
More information on the Code, including how to make a complaint, can be obtained from ACFID by visiting www.acfid.asn.au
or emailing complaints@acfid.asn.au. The Foundation also has its own process for handling complaints which can be
activated by phoning The Foundation’s head office on 02 8741 1900, and asking to speak with the complaints officer, or
emailing complaints@hollows.org.
© The Fred Hollows Foundation. ABN 46 070 556 642

Front cover photo: Michael Amendolia
This publication may contain images of persons that have passed away. The Fred Hollows Foundation would like to
acknowledge these persons and pay our respects to them and their families.