High-quality research is critical to help us deliver our strategy and programmes in the countries where we work.
High-quality research is critical to help us deliver our strategy and programmes in the countries where we work.
The main aim of our research is to generate evidence that our programme teams can use to continue improving lives in Africa and Asia.
Our in-house research team is comprised of more than 30 people based around the world, with skills ranging from epidemiology and economics to community-based participatory research. Our research activities also involve many more people across the organisation.
Collaboration with a broad range of research partners and funders is key to developing research capacity both within Sightsavers and among our partners, and we continue to strive to extend our networks in the countries where we work.
In 2017, Sightsavers was awarded Independent Research Organisation (IRO) status, making us one of the only international non-governmental organisations to hold this status in the UK.
Watch the video below to find out what makes our research unique.
Our research website showcases Sightsavers’ research studies along with peer-reviewed journal articles and evidence gap maps.
Our research websiteWe're attending the conference in Miami on 6-14 March to share our expertise, engage with the education community and explore how we can transform inclusive education.
The online event will share key findings on eliminating trachoma from a new collection of research papers published in the International Health journal.
Sightsavers researchers are working to understand how we can care for women with female genital schistosomiasis, a devastating disease that affects millions of women in Africa.