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A man rides a bike with a child on the back.
Stories / Education /

Educating pre-school children when resources are scarce

Sightsavers’ Ronnie Stapleton visited pre-schools across Malawi to train teachers how to include children with disabilities. She also learned a lot along the way.

A man gives a young girl a ride on the back of his bicycle.
News / Education /

Sightsavers receives Innovative Practice prize in Zero Project Awards

Sightsavers won the award for its work supporting children with disabilities in Malawi.

January 2020
Illustration of children with disabilities playing outside of a prre-school in Malawi.
Education / Reports /

Training flipchart for the inclusion of children with disabilities in pre-schools in Malawi

A course designed for caregivers on the inclusion of young children with disabilities in community-based childhood care centres in Malawi.

A woman gives a talk to a group of men.
Blogs / Education /

Gender equality: why is it important?

Sightsavers ran a workshop in Dakar in December 2019 to promote gender mainstreaming in all its programmes.

Sightsavers, January 2020
An illustration of a man and boy with albinism in a canoe.
Education / Reports /

Albinism guide

A guide for teachers and parents of children with albinism, in English and French.

Mafoune with her school friends.
Education / Reports /

Inclusive teaching and learning for children with visual impairments

This guide identifies ways in which children with visual impairments (children who are blind and children with low vision) can be included in mainstream schools in sub-Saharan Africa.

Young school pupils run in the playground, while smiling happily.
Education / Reports /

Inclusive education for children with disabilities: teacher training pack

The purpose of this training pack is to develop the capacity of teachers to make their schools and classrooms more inclusive for children with disabilities.

A visually impaired girl studies with her classmates in Sierra Leone.
Education / Reports /

Stratégie d’education de Sightsavers 2013-2018

A report in French outlining the strategy for inclusive education by Sightsavers from 2013 to 2018.

A visually impaired girl attends school.
Education / Reports /

Education strategy 2013-2018

These documents outline Sightsavers’ strategic directions in education for 2013-2018, identifying the goal of the work and relevant fields of activity.

Devilal, who has had no proper vision since birth, attends school in Rajasthan.
Education / Reports /

Education strategy summary 2013-2018

A summary of Sightsavers' 2013-2018 programmatic approach to education.

Student Ariane smiles at her desk while wearing her new glasses.
Education / Reports /

Exploring blindness around the world: resources for students

These resources support teachers in Ireland to explore issues relating to sight from the developing world.

Two women and a man are carrying measuring sticks to calculate the dosage of Mectizan. Two of them are wearing high-vis tops.
Education / Reports /

Strengthening reach and impact in West Africa: action plan

The Irish Aid grant “Strengthening Sightsavers reach and impact in West Africa” aims to improve access to health, education and social inclusion for women, men and children living in West Africa.

A group of smiling children are standing next to each other.
Education / Reports /

Zambia Inclusive Education Programme

An end of term evaluation to assess progress of the Zambia Inclusive Education Programme, a three-year programme to strengthen inclusive education.

Children line up at an educational assessment centre in Kenya.
Education / Reports /

Making inclusive education a reality

A 2011 Sightsavers policy paper detailing an approach to ensuring that education is inclusive.

A child with a visual impairment learns in a school in India.
Education / Reports /

Eye health in children: policy brief

A policy brief outlining how school eye health programmes need to be comprehensive, and go beyond the detection and treatment of refractive errors.

Children wait to start lessons outside a school in Sierra Leone.
Education / Reports /

Education for all: addressing marginalisation

A 2010 set of recommendations by Sightsavers to address marginalisation in education.

Children undergo inclusive schooling in a classroom in Sierra Leone.
Education / Reports /

The Educator: inclusive education

A publication on attempting to achieve inclusive education for all by the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI).

Adults and children in Malawi attend a project where a school is being built.
Education / Reports /

Getting disabled children into school in developing countries

A 2007 briefing outlining what donor governments must do to achieve Universal Primary Education.

Children attend a seminar for World Sight Day in Pakistan.
Education / Reports /

National consultation on inclusive education in Pakistan

A 2006 report on how to achieve inclusive education in Pakistan, featuring 102 participants including teachers, organizations, and people with disabilities.

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