10-year-old Zill from Pakistan smiles in his classroom while wearing his new glasses.

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We’ve been saving sight and changing lives worldwide since 1950

In the past 70 years, we’ve achieved some amazing feats. We've carried out millions of sight-saving operations and upheld the rights of thousands of people with disabilities. And with your support, we can do even more.

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How we’re making a difference in more than 30 countries

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About Sightsavers

Our goal is to prevent avoidable blindness and fight for the rights of people with disabilities.

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Fundraising

By raising money for Sightsavers, you really can change lives. There are plenty of ways to get involved.

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Campaigning

We campaign for disability rights worldwide, so people with disabilities can participate equally in society.

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Where will my money go?

91% of donations, including donated supplies, go to our vital charity work, and 9% help us grow awareness and our funding. Learn how we spend our money

See our work in action

An eye health worker wearing a mask and face shield checks a child's eyes for signs of eye disease.

Letters from Malawi: Hear how people’s lives have been transformed now trachoma is eliminated.

What does the world look like with cataracts? Try our interactive eyesight simulation to find out.

Visit our rural surgery camp: Explore our operating theatre in Tanzania where miracles happen.

Sight-saving news and stories

Arif and his mother sit on a bed chatting.

“Now I know what a gift sight is”

Arif’s life changed when he had cataract surgery at five years old. We've followed his journey ever since: here we meet him 17 years later.

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

Sightsavers pledges US$25 million to beat disease

The funding will help to protect millions of people from neglected tropical diseases.

Vainesi smiles and claps outside her home in Malawi.

Trachoma is eliminated in Malawi

Malawi has become the first country in southern Africa to eliminate this debilitating infectious eye disease.

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Nine-year-old Rabia is no longer at risk of going blind.

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