We start with sight, but we don’t stop there

Minahil, who wears spectacles, smiles broadly as she sits at her classroom desk.

We’ve been changing lives since 1950

In the past 75 years, Sightsavers has achieved amazing things. We work in more than 30 countries in Africa and Asia to train health workers, provide eye operations, support people with disabilities, improve women’s health and more. But we need your help.

Find out what we do

How can I get involved?

Support our TV appeal

Your gift today could help stop a child going blind from preventable causes.
Celebrate our latest milestone

Sightsavers has helped to deliver two billion treatments for infectious diseases.
Leave a donation in your will

A legacy gift to Sightsavers can help support our work for generations to come.

Together we’re making a difference

A female optometrist uses an ophthalmoscope to examine a man's eyes.

About Sightsavers

Our mission is to prevent avoidable blindness, fight disease and ensure everyone can earn, learn and thrive.

Campaigning

We campaign for disability rights and inclusion so everyone can participate equally in society.

James cheers while running the 2025 London Marathon. He's wearing a Sightsavers running vest with his name on the front.

Fundraising

Our fundraisers and donors really do change lives. There are plenty of ways you can support us.

Where will my money go?

92% of donations, including donated supplies, go to our vital charity work, and 8% help us grow awareness and our funding.
Learn how we spend our money

See our work in action

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Meet three disability inclusion champions: See how our projects are changing the world.

Explore the history of trachoma: Learn about the disease that affects millions.

Visit our rural surgery camp: Take a virtual tour of our operating theatre where miracles happen.