Fundraising

Naomi, Rakonin and Naijara outside a house, smiling.

Sightsavers to benefit from Help32’s fundraising Christmas cards

Help Sightsavers continue its life-changing work by purchasing a pack of cards this festive season.

December 2024
Nora teaches numbers to pre-school children. A child using a wheelchair sits on her left.

Cantel fundraises for Sightsavers with sponsored bike ride

Staff from the IT services company will be cycling from Liverpool to Leeds to raise money to support our work to protect sight and fight for disability rights.

May 2023
A man with a bandage over his right eye smiles for a photo with his young grandson.

Who is Hussain fundraises for Sightsavers at half-marathon

The charitable foundation is raising £35,000 for Sightsavers’ work in Pakistan through its Sprint for Sight campaign.

May 2022
A group of women sing, dance, and clap their hands.

Vote for Sightsavers in the 2021 Charity Film Awards

Two Sightsavers films that were created during the COVID-19 pandemic have been submitted for the awards, which celebrate and reward the best fundraising films. 

December 2021
A hand holding a blue Novus bank card, featuring the text Visa and Novus World.

Ethical banking app Novus helps to prevent blindness

The app enables users to support Sightsavers by donating virtual ‘coins’ every time they use their bank card.

August 2021
Four pairs of sunglasses from the Togetherband range, in black, dark green, tortoiseshell and cream.

#TOGETHERBAND initiative supports Sightsavers with new sustainable sunglasses range

The initiative, which promotes the UN’s Global Goals, will donate £1 from every purchase to fund Sightsavers' work on river blindness.

July 2021
A pair of Waldo spectacles.

Eye care group WALDO teams up with Sightsavers

The company is funding vital treatment for people in need as part of its Buy One, Give Vision programme.

June 2021
Kate Moss and her daughter wearing merchandise from the Eyescapes range.

Kate Moss to support Sightsavers with ‘eye print’ merchandise

A percentage of proceeds from the Eyescapes series, featuring an image of the supermodel's iris, will be donated to Sightsavers.

May 2021
A young girl has her eyes checked by an eye specialist.

Spectrum Markets gives the gift of sight in Nigeria

The investment marketplace has teamed up with Sightsavers to support a childhood blindness project in Kaduna, Sokoto and Zamfara states in Nigeria.

April 2021

Musical mobile game raises funds to save sight

Fledgling games publisher HAVE has created a game called Piano Music Tiles Brain Trainer, with proceeds donated to Sightsavers.

March 2021
Three bracelets are stacked on top of each other. The design says 'love' in braille.

Braille bracelets help to raise money for Sightsavers

British independent jewellery brand Liv Thurlwell will make a donation to Sightsavers for every bracelet sold from its new Valentine's range.

February 2021
Sightsavers' BLINK exhibition in London, featuring the BLINK logo and the Sightsavers logo.

Sightsavers' BLINK exhibition scoops multiple awards

One year after it was exhibited, Sightsavers’ innovative photography exhibition BLINK has won another prestigious award.

December 2020
A close-up of the awards, featuring the logo.

Sightsavers shortlisted for Charity Film Awards

Sightsavers has been shortlisted for a Charity Film Award for our ‘What we do’ film.

January 2020
Two models wearing DIFF glasses, from the DIFF advertising campaign.

Sightsavers teams up with DIFF Eyewear to protect sight

A percentage from every pair of DIFF glasses sold will be donated to Sightsavers to fund its work to save sight around the world.

October 2019
Six children's dolls lined up in a field

Inclusive dolls will help raise money for Sightsavers

A range of disability-inclusive dolls has been launched to teach children about disability, with 10 per cent of the sales from each doll donated to Sightsavers and other charities.

September 2019
Posters for the film event, with the words 'Brand Film Festival 2019'.

Sightsavers scoops a second film award

A film highlighting Sightsavers’ work has won an accolade in the Brand Film Festival Awards, and is the second film award in one week for the organisation.

May 2019
A close-up of the awards, featuring the logo.

Sightsavers wins bronze award at charity film gala

Sightsavers’ film about work to treat neglected tropical diseases was honoured at the 2019 Charity Film Awards, which celebrate the best fundraising films.

April 2019
Zuhara from Tanzania stands outside her primary school

Sightsavers receives $1 million donation to fund essential eye health work

The donation, from charitable fund Arcadia, will enable Sightsavers to continue its work to fight avoidable blindness in some of the world’s poorest countries.

April 2019
A collection of the items that Sightsavers is auctioning, including signed shoes, records and books.

Rankin, Rita Ora and Kate Moss join Sightsavers’ eBay auctions

From 22 February to 3 March, fans can bid on the opportunity to win up-close experiences with top celebrities, including a meet-and-greet with Rita Ora.

January 2019
Blue Peter's Sight Savers appeal.

60 years of Blue Peter: the show that gave Sightsavers its name

As Blue Peter celebrates its 60th birthday, we look back to the programme’s Sight Saver appeal in 1986, which raised money for our mobile eye units in Africa.

October 2018