Fundraising

A group of students celebrating the elimination of trachoma in Malawi.
Blogs / Fundraising /

Curated philanthropy: making collaborative giving more effective

When tackling complex, systemic challenges – like eliminating avoidable blindness – what really matters is how effectively capital is orchestrated and deployed.

May 2026
A woman with long brown hair sits in an electric wheelchair. Behind her is a curated floral display with colourful flowers and green foliage.
Blogs / Fundraising /

How to make your garden accessible

Ahead of the Chelsea Flower Show in May, Sightsavers’ accessibility production executive Mair Abram shares her recommendations for inclusive gardens.

March 2026
A man and two women talk while sitting in an outdoor space. There are lush, green plants behind them.
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Meet the designers behind the Sightsavers garden at Chelsea

Sarah Fisher and Janice Molyneux from Ostara Garden Design have collaborated with Peter Karn from Barker Langham to create our sensory garden.

An illustration of a garden, with a woman sitting in the centre of it under a copper sculpture. She is drinking a cup of tea and surrounded by brick planters with an array of different plants. Bees buzz in the air above.
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Sightsavers sensory garden chosen for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

Sightsavers has been selected to present an innovative sensory garden at the event in May.

January 2026
Naomi, Rakonin and Naijara outside a house, smiling.
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Sightsavers to benefit from Help32’s fundraising Christmas cards

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

December 2024
A man with a bandage over his right eye smiles for a photo with his young grandson.
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Who is Hussain fundraises for Sightsavers at half-marathon

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 Sarker wins £55,700 for Sightsavers on Celebrity Catchphrase

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
Blue Peter's Sight Savers appeal.
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60 years of Blue Peter: the show that gave Sightsavers its name

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