Trish Gribben, chairperson Rose Charities NZ, with Annette Cave and local optometrist Ross Hardey at the “Out of the Darkness” fundraiser held in Whanganui on March 1, 2012. The event, which was organised by one of Rose Charities NZ major benefactors, The PIF Foundation, raised more than $5600 for a truck to bring poor people screened at

rural outpost eye camps in Cambodia to the Rose Eye Clinic in Phnom Penh.

Rose Charities New Zealand is a registered, non-profit organisation. We are Kiwi volunteers who want to make a difference in the poorest parts of the world. Rose Charities New Zealand is a member of the Rose Charities International Network which links 14 countries.

 

 

What we do:

We raise money, resources and personnel to support Rose Charities field projects that have strong local leadership and dedicated volunteers in communities around the world. We work with them as they find their own solutions to the problems of poverty.

 

 

 

 

 

What makes us unique:

• We have low overhead costs because of our committed volunteers who donate their services.
• We have a lot of flexibility to support new initiatives.
• We are part of the Rose International Network who support to each other and their projects.
• No salaries, no travel costs, no frills.

What you can do

• Become informed: learn about what is happening in the poorest communities around the world.
• Donate: Help us support local initiatives by making a donation.
• Volunteer: Assist us with fundraising and other activities.

Recent Activities:

• New Zealand: support for refugees; education for a new immigrant group; early intervention for handicapped children; help for young solo mothers.
• Cambodia: eye clinic and cataract surgery.
• Cambodia: rehabilitative surgery.
• Cambodia: physical rehabilitation.
• Nepal: blindness prevention programmes and cataract surgery for the poor.
• Philippines, Malaysia and Samoa: grief and trauma counselling.