After 20 years of successfully supporting and creating eye health services in Cambodia and beyond, Rose Charities New Zealand has officially wound up as a legal entity.
The charity was never intended to be a lasting empire, said chair Nicola Thomas, adding its ending is both a sad and happy occasion for everyone involved. “For just about two decades there has been a wonderful big group of supportive people in New Zealand who have responded to our every appeal. Nothing would have been possible without this very generous support and we are proud to say that everything we have done has been achieved with no administration costs of any kind – every donated dollar has reached its target.”
Looking back, retired optometrist Mike Webber said he felt privileged to have been a part of Rose Charities NZ. “After initial research in Cambodia, carried out by John Veale, Dr David Sabiston and myself, we decided that we could help prevent blindness in a country where eyecare services were severely limited at the time due to very low numbers of eyecare professionals.”
