Protecting sight and fighting for disability rights
75% of sight loss can be cured or prevented
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About us
Sightsavers’ mission is to prevent avoidable blindness and fight for disability rights. Find out where we work, how we’re run and what we do with the money we raise.
Where we work
Sightsavers is an international development charity working in 30 countries across Africa and Asia to prevent blindness and strengthen local health systems.
Focus magazine
Your incredible support means we’re on track to rid the world of trachoma by 2025. Learn about the progress we’re making together to achieve this goal.
How we’re making a difference
Protecting sight
We work in low and middle income countries to treat and prevent eye conditions such as cataracts, trachoma and refractive error.
How we protect sight
Fighting disease
We help to fight five debilitiating diseases, known as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), that affect more than a billion people worldwide.
Our work to fight disease
Disability rights
We campaign to make sure people with visual impairments or other disabilities can participate equally in society without fear of discrimination.
More about disability rights
We work in more than 30 countries
We prevent avoidable blindness in some of the world’s poorest areas by partnering with local communities, governments and other groups.
As part of our work in these countries, we distribute treatments to protect against disease, carry out operations and eye examinations, strengthen health systems and advocate for people with disabilities.
Our main offices are in the UK, Ireland, Italy, the US and the UAE, and we also have regional offices in Senegal, Kenya and India.
Find out about Sightsavers across the world
Where we workRead more about our work
Abdu’s story
For years, Abdu suffered from the pain of trachoma. Thanks to a Sightsavers-supported programme, he was examined, diagnosed and given treatment to protect his sight.
Eye care for those who need it most
In Pakistan, Ulrica Hansson learns how Sightsavers’ Right to Health programme is transforming local health care so people with disabilities are no longer excluded.
2018 in review: what Sightsavers achieved during the year
The year was momentous for Sightsavers: we reached some incredible milestones and changed millions more lives.
