Author archives: Sightsavers
Why disability rights are integral to the Sustainable Development Goals
Sightsavers’ Saleck Ould Dah and Ujala Sarfaraz highlight two key issues around disability inclusion that are hampering efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
International Women’s Day: our call for inclusive health care
On International Women’s Day, on 8 March, we’re calling for health care to be accessible and inclusive for women and girls.
On data and disability: piloting the Child Functioning Module in Nigerian schools
Sightsavers’ Liesbeth Roolvink and Gillian Mackay share learnings from the SMILE project in Nigeria, where a new questionnaire is being used in schools to assess children’s educational needs.
How can inclusive data advocacy help us to achieve the SDGs?
Sightsavers’ Aissata Ndiaye and Tichafara Chisaka share some lessons on inclusive data advocacy based on our experiences in Pakistan, Cameroon and Senegal.
How Maroua’s voluntary local review can help Cameroon achieve the SDGs
Sightsavers’ Joseph Oye and Aissata Ndiaye share insights and recommendations from the Commune of Maroua I’s review into SDG implementation at the local level.
How the Keep Sight initiative aims to overcome inequalities when diagnosing glaucoma
The project raises awareness of glaucoma in an effort to reduce the number of people going blind if their condition is left untreated.
The Global Disability Summit: views from Pakistan and Kenya
Our country office teams in Pakistan and Kenya spoke to the organisations of people with disabilities they work with about their hopes for the upcoming Global Disability Summit.
How can deworming change the world?
Ndellejong Cosmas Eljong, Sightsavers’ technical adviser for schistosomiasis and intestinal worms, tells us via video about his work to fight parasitic worm infections and how deworming can have a huge impact on communities around the world.
What do we mean by the global eye health crisis?
In an interview for World Sight Day 2021, Sumrana Yasmin, Sightsavers’ global technical lead for eye health, talks to Mutave Mutemi about her work, the global eye health crisis and how we all have a part to play in addressing it.
Global Education Summit: what did Sightsavers’ Equal World campaign call for?
As leaders from more than 80 countries gathered at the summit, Sightsavers highlighted the need for policy commitments on the rights of children with disabilities.
