Our awards and honors
We’re delighted to be rewarded for our work, and hope it helps our supporters feel confident that we’re spending our funds wisely.
Sightsavers wins award for its work to eliminate river blindness in Nigeria
The Nigerian ministry of health presented the award for Sightsavers' work to treat the disease in Kaduna State.
Sightsavers rated a top charity by GiveWell for the fourth time
The charity evaluator praised Sightsavers’ deworming programmes in Africa for their impact, cost-effectiveness and transparency.
Dr Caroline Harper wins the first Hemingway Award
Sightsavers’ chief executive was recognised for her work to help eliminate trachoma around the world by transforming the way funding is secured.
Sightsavers’ pioneering work is showcased in new Science Museum exhibition
Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries is the world’s largest medical gallery and will be on display for at least 30 years.
Sightsavers named most cost-effective health charity
Charity evaluator ImpactMatters has awarded Sightsavers a five-star rating for the cost-effectiveness of its work – the highest score available.
Sightsavers Mozambique’s Mercia Cumaio named Eye Health Hero
The accolades, awarded by the IAPB, recognise eight young and upcoming leaders who are making a difference in eye health.
Photo of sight-saving surgery is nominated for UK prize
Adriane Ohanesian’s image of a Sightsavers-supported surgeon operating on a teenager in a makeshift clinic has been put forward for the Wellcome Photography Prize 2019.
Sightsavers director Dominic Haslam awarded an OBE
Dominic, who is Sightsavers’ Director of Policy and Programme Strategy, has been recognised by the Queen in the Birthday Honours for his services to people with disabilities.
Sightsavers wins bronze award at charity film gala
Sightsavers’ film about work to treat neglected tropical diseases was honoured at the 2019 Charity Film Awards, which recognises some of the best fundraising films.
Image of Sightsavers’ work in Ghana wins photo competition
The image, by photographer Peter Nicholls, has been awarded first prize by the International Trachoma Initiative (ITI).
Sightsavers is named top charity for customer service
For the second year in a row, Sightsavers has been named top charity in the Top 50 Companies for Customer Service Awards.
Sightsavers awarded Independent Research Organisation status
The organisation is one of the only international non-governmental organisations to hold this status in the UK.
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