Our work in India
At a glance
Being the world's second most populous country presents its own problems in delivering health care, but together with our partners Sightsavers has made great progress in India.
Sightsavers in India
Since 1966 we have supported thousands of local partners to become self-sufficient in providing eye care services, helped treat over 20 million eye patients and brought eye care to some of the least-served areas of the country.
We have also revolutionised the affordability of cataract surgery in the developing world with the establishment of a unit in India to produce high-quality, low-cost plastic lenses. In addition, many thousands of irreversibly blind people have received rehabilitation and educational support to enable them to lead lives of independence and dignity.
To find out more about our work in India visit our India country website.
Including everyone
Find out how we are working with blind and disabled people’s groups in north India, to bring about lasting change.
Saving sight in the Thar Desert
The dire need for eye health services in the impoverished desert region of Rajasthan, India, was exposed in a survey run by one of Sightsavers’ local partners in North India, Urmul Seemant Samity.
A comprehensive service
Find out about the work of our partner the Dalit Sangh in North India this Diwali.
Making inclusion work
Ensuring visually impaired children go to school is just one part of our education work. In order to flourish children also need supportive families and specially trained teachers.
A tale of two hospitals
Find out about two of our partner hospitals in North India, at vastly different stages in their development.
Reaching the heart of the community
Find out how lady health workers are providing eye care to Mumbai’s slum communities.
The Raj Car Rally
Watch out Monaco, the Raj Car Rally in Jaipur is a street race with a difference...
Bhopal – 25 Years on
December 3 marked the 25th Anniversary of the Bhopal disaster in northern India. The worst industrial disaster in history killed 8,000 people within the first few days, and continues to affect the population today.
Slumdog sight stations
October 2009 saw the launch of the Mumbai Eye Care Campaign, that aims to screen over a million people during its five year duration.
Top of the class
Mahesh, who was born without sight, has been excelling at school and in the process has helped change perceptions of blindness and disabilities within his community. Find out more about his remarkable success.
Keeping up with the times
With the current technological boom in India, employment opportunities are rife. However, is it possible for people with visual impairments to keep up in this modern world? The answer of course is yes – very much so!
Skills for life
The Ganjam District Rehabilitation Project in Orissa, northeast India, provides support to people who are blind, teaching skills to help people to set up their own livelihoods.
