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Education / Reports /

Sightsavers inclusive education strategy: championing every child’s right to an inclusive, quality education

To promote educational access and quality for children and young people with disabilities, Sightsavers and its partners adopt a holistic systems-strengthening approach.

Minahil, who wears spectacles, smiles broadly as she sits at her classroom desk.
News / Education /

Sightsavers at the CIES education conference 2025

We attended the conference in Chicago on 22-26 March to share Sightsavers’ expertise, engage with the education community and explore how we can help to transform inclusive education.

March 2025
Three partners sit at a table with table name badges in front of them.
News / Education /

Cameroon approves landmark inclusive education policy

With Sightsavers’ support, the government of Cameroon has adopted a policy to deliver equitable inclusive education for people with disabilities.

November 2024
Two school students in Zambia huddle together at a desk. One is writing, the other is looking at the work.
News / Education /

Sightsavers at the CIES education conference 2024

We attended the conference in Miami on 6-14 March to share our expertise, engage with the education community and explore how we can transform inclusive education.

March 2024
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Blogs / Education /

Making assessments more accessible for children with disabilities

How an evaluation tool to assess children’s development has been adapted for young children with disabilities in Kenya.

February 2023
A teacher in Nigeria outs her arm on a student's shoulders as they stand at the blackboard.
Stories / Education /

Transforming education for every child in Kenya and Nigeria

In Nigeria and Kenya, two innovative education projects are enabling children with disabilities to reach their potential.

A boy with crutches sits with his friends in the playground during lunch break at school in Senegal.
Stories / Education /

In Senegal, we’re ensuring all children are able to go to school

Every child deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential. Your donations are helping to train teachers so they can welcome children with visual impairments and other disabilities into the classroom.

An illustration from the Put Us in the Picture website, featuring a woman with blonde hair wearing glasses next t a colourful wheel of fortune.
News / Education /

Sightsavers Ireland’s education site wins Website of the Year award

The Put Us in the Picture website teaches schoolchildren in Ireland about inclusive education and disability in low income countries.

February 2022
A box of lenses used to check for refractive errors during an eye exam.
Education / Eye health /

Guidelines for school-based eye health programmes

The purpose of these guidelines is to provide direction to those planning and implementing vision screening programmes as a part of eye health initiatives within the education sector.