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Opening their eyes: an e-commerce and information site for a major non-government organisation. ResearchPlus was so impressed by the Fred Hollows Foundation, its mission and its achievements, that it developed a new web for it free of charge. The Fred Hollows Foundation is a major not-for-profit organization set up to help treat and prevent avoidable blindness in developing countries. The Foundation is perhaps best known for its pioneering work in cataract surgery using intra-ocular lenses (small replacement plastic lenses inserted into the eye), produced in its world-class laboratories in Eritrea and Nepal. The Fred Hollows Foundation is supported by private and corporate donations, the proceeds of fund-raising initiatives and the sale of merchandise. The new web site would need to combine e-commerce with information for a broad audience, ranging from school children to medical professionals. The site was developed in Net Objects Fusion, a copy of which was kindly donated by Firmware Design. E-Commerce for donations is provided free of charge by World.net and the site is being be hosted, also free of charge, by PPS Internet. One of the features of the site is the ‘journey'. After an initial animation based on the Foundation's logo, the visitor is invited to ‘take a journey' to find out more about the Foundation's work. These animated journeys show aspects of the Foundation's work either in general or in a specific country, or follow the story of a cataract blindness sufferer as he or she attends a clinic, undergoes an operation and returns home, able to see clearly again after many years of total or partial blindness. At this stage visitors are invited to make a donation or to further explore the site. ResearchPlus
is proud to have been able to support the Fred Hollows Foundation
in its work and thanks its partners who have made this site possible. |
