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A group of seven people, four of whom are wheelchair users.

News / Obituaries /

Sightsavers is sad to learn of the death of disability rights activist Judith Heumann, who was often referred to as the ‘mother of the disability rights movement’.

March 2023

A poster for the film Noor showing the three main actors. The text reads: Selected for best health film.

News / Eye health /

Noor, a short film about the impact of childhood visual impairment, has been selected for the ‘Best health film’ category at the Cannes World Film Festival.

February 2023

News / Education /

In February 2023, Sightsavers will present at the Comparative and International Education Society conference in Washington DC.

February 2023

During a press interview in Senegal, a man faces a video camera while speaking into a microphone. Three fellow event attendees are standing behind him.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The initiative outlines the steps needed to ensure that people with disabilities are represented in official data, which will inform the government’s planning and monitoring.

December 2022

A large group of school students in Malawi. They're wearing bright blue uniforms and are gathered outside, smiling and cheering.

News /

It’s been another amazing year where we’ve been able to protect sight, fight disease and empower people with disabilities. Here, we share our highlights, all made possible by you.

December 2022

A young boy drinks water after receiving preventative medication for lymphatic filariasis in Guinea-Bissau.

News / Fighting disease /

The Astellas Global Health Foundation is giving US$536,700 to help combat river blindness, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis and intestinal worms.

December 2022

News / Disability and inclusion /

The prize was awarded for our inclusion project which promotes the rights of people with disabilities to participate in civic and political life in Cameroon and Senegal.

December 2022

Maichata, who has a visual impairment, wears glasses and a surgical mask while sitting at her school desk.

News / Eye health /

Staff at the IT services company will be raising money for Sightsavers’ eye health and disability rights work.

November 2022

A group of girls and boys hold up medals after taking part in a football match.

News / Eye health /

Students in Nigeria celebrated by taking part in a football match using sports equipment donated by one of Sightsavers’ corporate partners.

November 2022

News / Disability and inclusion /

The African Disability Protocol (ADP) addresses disability rights issues specific to people with disabilities living in African countries.

October 2022

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers’ Simon Bush has received a lifetime achievement award for his work on river blindness, and has been named president of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

October 2022

Arthur from Liberia wearing his new glasses.

News / Eye health /

Every time someone buys a pair of glasses from Dime Optics, their purchase will help support Sightsavers’ eye health work.

October 2022

Vainesi smiles and claps outside her home in Malawi.

News / Eye health /

Malawi has become the first country in southern Africa to eliminate the infectious eye disease trachoma, as confirmed by the World Health Organization.

September 2022

News /

We are so very grateful and privileged to have had the Queen’s patronage, and we offer our condolences to the British royal family and all the people closest to her.

September 2022

Ophthalmic nurse Suraju helps a young girl wash her hands using water from a teapot.

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene are hosting an event with experts from the Ascend West and Central Africa programme to share key learnings.

September 2022

A group of young children playing on a climbing frame outside a school

News / Education /

The global campaign calls on leaders attending the UN’s Transforming Education Summit to take urgent action on inclusive education.

September 2022

News / Obituaries /

During his 11 years at Sightsavers, Dick transformed the organisation and mentored many people who went on to leadership positions across the sector.

August 2022

Sightsavers CEO Caroline Harper smiles alongside two colleagues. She's holding a pen. In the background are some brightly lit skyscrapers.

News / Fighting disease /

The funding, which will be spent between now and 2025, will help to protect millions of people from the harmful effects of NTDs.

June 2022

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame speaking into a microphone.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Gertrude, who was nominated by the government of Ghana, was elected alongside five other women and will serve on the committee until 2026.

June 2022

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

News / Fundraising /

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

May 2022

A girl wearing a cloth face mask adjusts her glasses to read a vision chart.

News / Eye health /

The guide provides a framework and technical tools to help countries prioritise eye health issues and deliver high-quality, inclusive eye care services.

May 2022

Dr Caroline Harper hands a cheque to Yannis Vardakastanis, president of IDA.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The unrestricted grant will help to advance disability rights worldwide, enabling the IDA to increase its advocacy work, provide technical assistance and support people with disabilities.

April 2022

Rakiya speaks to one of her students before the eye test.

News / Eye health /

Spectrum Markets has been supporting Sightsavers’ childhood blindness project in Nigeria, helping to screen children for vision impairments and provide treatment.

April 2022

An eye health worker shines a torch into a woman's eyes to check for eye issues. She's wearing a colourful pink headscarf.

News / Eye health /

The research supplement highlights how non-governmental organisations such as Sightsavers can generate high-quality evidence through their programmes.

April 2022

Tom, Emily, Rachel and Alyssa pose at the Charity Film Awards.

News / Our organisation /

Two Sightsavers films about inclusive education and trachoma have won awards at the fifth Charity Film Awards, which celebrate the best films in the sector.

March 2022

A man stands in a fast-flowing river examining foliage for black flies.

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers and the Walker Institute will explore different climate change scenarios to predict areas that will be most affected by neglected tropical diseases in the future.

March 2022

A schoolboy receives medication from a female teacher.

News / Fighting disease /

Charity evaluator GiveWell has provided a further US$7.8 million to fight intestinal worms and schistosomiasis in Nigeria and Cameroon.

March 2022

Jeniffer prepares the crops outside her home.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The Global Labor Program, part of the Inclusive Futures initiative, aims to increase the inclusion of people with disabilities and improve labour rights at two large Kenyan companies.

March 2022

An illustration from the Put Us in the Picture website, featuring a woman with blonde hair wearing glasses next t a colourful wheel of fortune.

News / Education /

The Put Us in the Picture website teaches schoolchildren in Ireland about inclusive education and disability in low income countries.

February 2022

News / Disability and inclusion /

The petition, part of Sightsavers' Equal World campaign, calls for governments and global organisations to attend the summit and commit to disability inclusion.

February 2022

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Judith Heumann: “A giant of activism and campaigning”

Sightsavers film shortlisted for Cannes World Film Festival award

Sightsavers at the CIES global education conference 2023

Senegal launches action plan to collect high-quality inclusive data

In 2022, thanks to you…

Sightsavers awarded grant to fight neglected tropical diseases in Guinea-Bissau

Sightsavers wins Zero Project award for work on political participation

Sightsavers partners with Cantel to protect sight and improve education

Spectrum Markets helps children in Nigeria get sporty for World Children’s Day

Sightsavers launches campaign to ratify African disability rights treaty

Sightsavers director rewarded for his work on neglected tropical diseases

Sightsavers partners with Dime Optics to protect sight worldwide

Trachoma is eliminated in Malawi

Sightsavers pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Sightsavers and RSTMH host learning event on major tropical disease programme

#DoYourHomework campaign aims to transform inclusive education

Dick Porter: former Sightsavers CEO was “a friend and mentor to so many”

Sightsavers pledges at least US$25 million to help beat neglected tropical diseases

Sightsavers’ Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame re-elected to UN disability committee

Who is Hussain fundraises for Sightsavers at half-marathon

WHO guide aims to help countries tackle global eye care crisis

Sightsavers and International Disability Alliance join in $1 million partnership

Sightsavers celebrates partnership anniversary with Spectrum Markets

Sightsavers publishes new eye health research in partnership with RSTMH

Sightsavers films win gold and bronze awards at charity film gala

Sightsavers partnership aims to research the impact of climate change on NTDs

Sightsavers’ deworming work receives extra funding to reach millions of children

Sightsavers and partners launch US$6 million inclusion and labour rights programme

Sightsavers Ireland’s education site wins Website of the Year award

Sightsavers’ campaign petition for the Global Disability Summit hits 30,000 signatures