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A child’s pain is a parent’s pain

This winter, give a gift and help save the sight of children like Muzi.

Muzi and his protective Father sat outside in his village in Sokoto, Nigeria.

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£35

could provide 100 people with antibiotic ointment to treat trachoma.

£60

could protect a community against blinding trachoma.

£88

could cover the costs of two sight-saving operations for people with advanced trachoma.

could provide 100 people with antibiotic ointment to treat trachoma.

could protect a community against blinding trachoma.

could cover the costs of two sight-saving operations for people with advanced trachoma.

We're sorry, but the minimum donation we can take is £2

We're sorry, but we cannot process a donation of this size online. Please contact us on [email protected] for assistance donating over £10,000

Muhamadu first noticed something was wrong with his son Muzi’s eyes about three years ago.

Seven-year-old Muzi’s eyes were visibly sore and sensitive to the light.

Muhamadu managed to get hold of some eye drops from the local health centre in his village in Sokoto, Nigeria. In his heart he knew they weren’t helping, but he was desperate to do something – anything – to help his son.

Frightened and helpless, Muhamadu had to watch as Muzi’s symptoms got worse. His son was suffering from trichiasis, sometimes referred to as advanced trachoma, and the horrific, blinding infection had already started to steal his sight, and his childhood.

It’s vital that we are able to reach children like Muzi, who live in hard-to-reach rural areas, and provide them with the sight-saving antibiotics and surgery they so urgently need. Trichiasis ruins lives, but with your support we can help to end it.

Will help you us to reach more children like Muzi by giving a gift this winter?

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Muzi in pain from trichiasis barely spoke or would lift his head because of the pain. — Muzi didn’t behave like a typical seven-year-old. He spoke little and rarely raised his head because of the pain and discomfort he was in.

Muzi went with his dad to the hospital in Sokoto to get his eyes treated by a Sightsavers-supported surgeon.

Muzii had trichiasis surgery in Nigeria — Muzi had surgery to stop his eyelashes scraping against his eyes. If left untreated, he could have gone irreversibly blind from trichiasis.

With his sight restored, Muzi sits with a smile on his face in his village in Nigeria. — There was a huge difference in Muzi after his operation. With his sight restored, Muhamadu was keen to enrol him in school. He was no longer in pain, and he and his father were overcome with joy.

Muhamadu was overcome with relief that help was available, keen to do anything to lessen his son’s suffering. Muzi remained disconnected from his surroundings – even his car journey to hospital, normally a source of much excitement for little boys, was met with silence. He was in too much pain.

Almost as soon as he’d come around from surgery, the difference in Muzi was startling. His eyes were still tender from the stitches, but now he was sitting up straight and looking around the room, chattering away to anyone who would listen.

Muzi can now go back to school and get the education he needs to build a brighter future for himself. These incredible transformations happen thanks to supporters like you – but together, we must do more. Your gift could free children from the agony of trachoma and help to save their precious sight.

Help children like Muzi

I would like to make a

one-off

donation

Medical supplies, ointment to treat trachoma.

£35

could provide 100 people with antibiotic ointment to treat trachoma.

A child is sitting on a wooden chair. A health worker is examining their eyes. Hibret and two other children are standing, watching in the background.

£60

could protect a community against blinding trachoma.

£88

could cover the costs of two sight-saving operations for people with advanced trachoma.

could provide 100 people with antibiotic ointment to treat trachoma.

could protect a community against blinding trachoma.

could cover the costs of two sight-saving operations for people with advanced trachoma.

We're sorry, but the minimum donation we can take is £2

We're sorry, but we cannot process a donation of this size online. Please contact us on [email protected] for assistance donating over £10,000

A child’s pain is a parent’s pain

This winter, give a gift and help save the sight of children like Muzi.

Donate now

Muhamadu first noticed something was wrong with his son Muzi’s eyes about three years ago.

Help children like Muzi

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