The JFFA Annual General Meeting was held in Perth on 27 April. All Board members were re-elected for a further 12-month term, and supporters joined Board members in light refreshments following the meeting.
In March our team was able to conduct village eye screenings and operations in the mobile clinics on separate days, and in April village programs of screening and operations on the same day were allowed, while eye clinics and operating sessions continued at the JFF Headquarters in Sanur. In all, 120 blind people had their…
Our first offshore eye program for 2022 was held in Kupang, West Timor, in conjunction with the Indonesian Air Force. JFF’s mobile eye clinic was flown to Kupang by the Air Force and over a two-day program 51 people had their sight restored. In total 1,101 people were checked for eye problems, 762 were helped…
Nine more people received a prosthetic eye in March and April, custom-made by JFF’s ocularist. The provision of an artificial eye makes such a difference to the patients’ lives, restoring their self confidence, and opening up wider opportunities for them.
Eye clinics and operating sessions continued at the JFF Headquarters in Sanur and in the villages, during which 57 blind people had their sight restored, 2075 people were checked for eye problems, 1392 received glasses and 835 were treated for eye infections.
Thank you to the following donors who have supported these sessions: Majella Gee, Bruce Jones, Jane Sullivan, Eyecare…
Two offshore eye programs scheduled for East Java in January and February were postponed to later in the year because of the onset of the Omicron variant in Indonesia.
Four people were fitted with custom-made prosthetic eyes in Bali by JFF’s ocularist, Wayan Wijaya in January and February – two receiving their first artificial eye and two their second.
In January two more members of our Bali team received a long-service award for their work with JFF over 20 years.
Ni Made Artini, Administration
Artini was effectively John’s Balinese adopted daughter, living at John’s compound with another other Balinese family since she was six years of age. Artini attended Helena College in Perth for a term…
The Annual General Meeting of the Foundation will be held in the Dalkeith-Nedlands Bowling Club, cnr Victoria Avenue & Jutland Parade, Dalkeith, Western Australia, at 6:00pm on Wednesday 27 April 2022. Light refreshments will be served at the close of the meeting.