Fundraising Archives | Sightsavers

Naomi, Rakonin and Naijara outside a house, smiling.

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Help Sightsavers continue its life-changing work by purchasing a pack of cards this festive season.

December 2024

Nora teaches numbers to pre-school children. A child using a wheelchair sits on her left.

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Staff from the IT services company will be cycling from Liverpool to Leeds to raise money to support our work to protect sight and fight for disability rights.

May 2023

Actress Sunetra Sarker smiling in front of a leafy green wall.

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Celebrity ambassador Sunetra Sarker wrote to local newspapers across Great Britain to thank Sightsavers supporters for their generosity in the fight against trachoma.

February 2023

A man with a bandage over his right eye smiles for a photo with his young grandson.

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The charitable foundation is raising £35,000 for Sightsavers’ work in Pakistan through its Sprint for Sight campaign.

May 2022

Roisin Conaty, Stephen Mulhern, Sunetra Sarker and Rickie Haywood-Williams smiling in the Catchphrase studio.

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Sunetra, who has been a Sightsavers supporter for more than a decade, appeared on the show alongside comedian Roisin Conaty and radio presenter Rickie Haywood-Williams.

January 2022

A group of women sing, dance, and clap their hands.

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Two Sightsavers films that were created during the COVID-19 pandemic have been submitted for the awards, which celebrate and reward the best fundraising films.

December 2021

A hand holding a blue Novus bank card, featuring the text Visa and Novus World.

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The app enables users to support Sightsavers by donating virtual ‘coins’ every time they use their bank card.

August 2021

Four pairs of sunglasses from the Togetherband range, in black, dark green, tortoiseshell and cream.

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The initiative, which promotes the UN’s Global Goals, will donate £1 from every purchase to fund Sightsavers' work on river blindness.

July 2021

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The company is funding vital treatment for people in need as part of its Buy One, Give Vision programme.

June 2021

Kate Moss and her daughter wearing merchandise from the Eyescapes range.

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A percentage of proceeds from the Eyescapes series, featuring an image of the supermodel's iris, will be donated to Sightsavers.

May 2021

A young girl has her eyes checked by an eye specialist.

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The investment marketplace has teamed up with Sightsavers to support a childhood blindness project in Kaduna, Sokoto and Zamfara states in Nigeria.

April 2021

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Fledgling games publisher HAVE has created a game called Piano Music Tiles Brain Trainer, with proceeds donated to Sightsavers.

March 2021

Three bracelets are stacked on top of each other. The design says 'love' in braille.

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British independent jewellery brand Liv Thurlwell will make a donation to Sightsavers for every bracelet sold from its new Valentine's range.

February 2021

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One year after it was exhibited, Sightsavers’ innovative photography exhibition BLINK has won another prestigious award.

December 2020

With his sight restored, Muzi sits with a smile on his face in his village in Nigeria.

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Sightsavers' Aid Match appeal, which ran over Christmas 2019, raised more than £4 million, including £2 million match-funded by the UK government.

December 2020

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With Christmas just around the corner, Sightsavers has joined forces with UK stationery chain Paperchase to unveil the annual Sightsavers Christmas card.

November 2020

A marathon runner with Sightsavers staff.

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Support Sightsavers' work in protecting sight and fighting for disability rights by taking part in the 2.6 challenge on Sunday 26 April.

A tree blown over by high winds obstructing a muddy pathway

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3,200 people braved the elements to take part in our first virtual fundraising event, raising over £11,000 to support the work of Sightsavers.

March 2020

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Sightsavers has been shortlisted for a Charity Film Award for our ‘What we do’ film.

January 2020

Sightsavers' 2019 Christmas card, with a grumpy,looking cat in a festive hat, and the words 'It's the most wonderful time of the year'.

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This year’s card features a grumpy-looking cat in a festive hat, and 50p from each pack sold will go to Sightsavers.

December 2019

Two-year-old Nalukena smiles broadly with a group of other children.

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The End is in Sight campaign, which launched in February 2019, benefited from the government’s UK Aid Match fund, which matched all donations pound for pound for the first three months.

September 2019

Six children's dolls lined up in a field

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A range of disability-inclusive dolls has been launched to teach children about disability, with 10 per cent of the sales from each doll donated to Sightsavers and other charities.

September 2019

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A film highlighting Sightsavers’ work has won an accolade in the Brand Film Festival Awards, and is the second film award in one week for the organisation.

May 2019

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Sightsavers’ film about work to treat neglected tropical diseases was honoured at the 2019 Charity Film Awards, which celebrate the best fundraising films.

April 2019

Zuhara from Tanzania stands outside her primary school

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The donation, from charitable fund Arcadia, will enable Sightsavers to continue its work to fight avoidable blindness in some of the world’s poorest countries.

April 2019

Eye surgeon Dr Ndalela examines a child's eyes to check for signs of trachoma.

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The End is in Sight campaign is backed by the UK government’s UK Aid Match programme, which will double any donations made by the UK public between 15 February and 15 May 2019.

February 2019

A collection of the items that Sightsavers is auctioning, including signed shoes, records and books.

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From 22 February to 3 March, fans can bid on the opportunity to win up-close experiences with top celebrities, including a meet-and-greet with Rita Ora.

January 2019

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As Blue Peter celebrates its 60th birthday, we look back to the programme’s Sight Saver appeal in 1986, which raised money for our mobile eye units in Africa.

October 2018

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Sightsavers to benefit from Help32’s fundraising Christmas cards

Cantel fundraises for Sightsavers with sponsored bike ride

Sightsavers ambassador Sunetra Sarker thanks supporters

Who is Hussain fundraises for Sightsavers at half-marathon

Sunetra Sarker wins £55,700 for Sightsavers on Celebrity Catchphrase

Vote for Sightsavers in the 2021 Charity Film Awards

Ethical banking app Novus helps to prevent blindness

#TOGETHERBAND initiative supports Sightsavers with new sustainable sunglasses range

Eye care group WALDO teams up with Sightsavers

Kate Moss to support Sightsavers with ‘eye print’ merchandise

Spectrum Markets gives the gift of sight in Nigeria

Musical mobile game raises funds to save sight

Braille bracelets help to raise money for Sightsavers

Sightsavers' BLINK exhibition scoops multiple awards

UK aid boosts Sightsavers' fundraising to provide vital eye care

Sightsavers teams up with Paperchase with fundraising Christmas card

The 2.6 Challenge

More than 3,000 take part in Sightsavers’ first Facebook fundraising challenge

Sightsavers shortlisted for Charity Film Awards

Sightsavers teams up with Paperchase to launch fundraising Christmas card

UK aid boosts Sightsavers’ fundraising to prevent avoidable blindness

Inclusive dolls will help raise money for Sightsavers

Sightsavers scoops a second film award

Sightsavers wins bronze award at charity film gala

Sightsavers receives $1 million donation to fund essential eye health work

‘The End is in Sight’ campaign launched to raise funds to eliminate trachoma

Rankin, Rita Ora and Kate Moss join Sightsavers’ eBay auctions

60 years of Blue Peter: the show that gave Sightsavers its name