Protecting sight and fighting for disability rights
Souleymane can’t wait forever
Will you provide a lifeline for children like Souleymane to free them from cataracts before it’s too late?
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Help us call on governments and global institutions to take action for disability rights at the upcoming Global Disability Summit in Norway.
About us
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Nearly half of visual impairment can be treated or prevented.
Since 1950, we’ve been saving sight and changing lives around the world.
Our work
Eye health
We protect sight and change lives by treating and preventing a range of eye conditions, from refractive error to trachoma.
Disability rights
We campaign for the rights of people with disabilities to participate equally in society, leaving no one behind.
Fighting disease
We help to tackle five debilitating neglected tropical diseases that affect more than a billion people around the world.
We work in more than 30 countries worldwide
Where we workHow we’re making a difference
Sightsavers trustee Sir Chris Whitty knighted in New Year Honours
Sir Chris, who has been on the Sightsavers board since 2017, has been recognised for his role in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years.
“I don’t have a tummy ache any more!”
Hear first-hand how Sightsavers is working with GiveWell to control intestinal worms and schistosomiasis, two devastating diseases that affect thousands of children in Cameroon.
Eye care and COVID-19: what we’ve learned during the pandemic
Throughout the pandemic, our priority has been to restart our work quickly and safely. Staff reveal our how eye care programmes have evolved.
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