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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

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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”

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