Disability rights
Romance blooms in Sightsavers’ Uganda programme
Finding true love isn’t easy. For Najiiba and Julius, it seemed almost impossible because of the stigma they faced due to their disabilities.
Development through economic empowerment: further commitment by DFID to people with disabilities
Sightsavers believes that people with disabilities can lift their families out of poverty if they are given the opportunities to be financially independent.
In Cape Town, everybody counts
This week was the first ever UN World Data Forum in Cape Town. During three full days, experts explored how to measure progress towards the SDGs.
EU officials praise Sightsavers’ inclusive education school in Senegal
Representatives from the EU, the UK and Netherlands embassies in Senegal visited a school to learn how Sightsavers is working towards inclusive education.
Sightsavers set to promote crucial role of data at world-first forum
Properly understood, reliable data is central to delivering equitable development.
Higher profile for Sightsavers’ Inclusive Eye Health initiative in India
Sightsavers has boosted the profile of its Inclusive Eye Health initiative being piloted in the Indian city of Bhopal.
Young artists get creative to promote disability inclusion
Art students in Bhopal painted striking murals along the wall of a hospital to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Sightsavers welcomes DFID commitment to leadership in disability inclusion
Sightsavers has welcomed the commitments made by the UK government in two major reviews setting out its priorities for international development.
Additional funding for Sightsavers’ employment project in Uganda
Sightsavers’ economic empowerment project that trains young people with disabilities in Uganda has received funding to expand over the next four years.
“Rather than a negative attitude, it’s a lack of awareness”
Ambrose Murangira is Executive Director of the Ugandan National Association of the Deaf and a passionate disability activist.
