Disability rights
Sightsavers’ Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame receives women’s empowerment award
Getrude has been recognised at the World Blindness Summit 2021 for her work in social inclusion and disability rights.
Social behaviour change: our learning journey
We've done plenty of learning and thinking recently about what social behaviour change means for Sightsavers. Take a look at what we've been working on.
Building a career in IT with the Bridge Academy
In Kenya, a Sightsavers initative is helping young people with disabilities launch their careers. Here, some of the students share their stories.
Why tackling disability discrimination is key to employment projects
As part of our Connecting the Dots project in Uganda, we tested a new way of boosting employment rates by influencing communities, families and businesses to act more positively toward people with disabilities.
What is intersectionality, and why is it important to Sightsavers?
Elements such as race, disability, age and gender are a key influence on people's lives. But when these characteristics overlap, it can worsen the discrimination or exclusion that someone faces.
Sightsavers study highlights gaps in research into disability discrimination
The study looked at interventions that have been used to tackle stigma, and highlighted gaps in the evidence base. Researchers are now calling for more effort to be put into filling these gaps.
Sightsavers calls for equity and inclusion in statement to UN disability conference
Sightsavers' video statement was delivered as part of the annual disability conference in New York. It called for disability rights to be upheld in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
UK government pledges £430m funding for education
The funding will go towards education for children in the world’s poorest countries, with a focus on girls’ education. Yet much more is needed to address the global learning crisis that has affected children worldwide.
Equal World campaign letter on inclusive education gathers 21,526 signatures
Thousands of our campaign supporters worldwide have signed the letter, calling on the leaders of the G7 to meet inclusive education commitments.
G7 education declaration: Sightsavers calls for girls with disabilities to be prioritised
Sightsavers has called for commitments to be met to ensure girls with disabilities are able to receive an education.
