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Sightsavers calls for more women on UN disability committee
The committee, which monitors implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, currently has six women and twelve men.
Sunetra Sarker joins Sightsavers in India to visit eye screenings of truck drivers
Award-winning actress Sunetra Sarker visited long-distance truckers in India to understand how poor eyesight might be affecting their lives and work.
Sightsavers awarded for supporting people with disabilities at work
Sightsavers has been awarded Disability Confident Employer Level 3 accreditation for its work promoting inclusion in the workplace.
Sightsavers teams up with the Science Museum for a special series of Astronights
Astronights gives children a fun opportunity to learn more about Sightsavers and our work.
Sightsavers surgeon featured on BBC for World NTD Day
Our sight-saving work in rural Kenya was featured in BBC coverage for World NTD Day 2020.
Sightsavers and partners celebrate the first World NTD Day
The first World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day on 30 January 2020 kicked off a year of decisive action on NTDs.
Sightsavers receives Innovative Practice prize in Zero Project Awards
Sightsavers won the award for its work supporting children with disabilities in Malawi.
Sightsavers shortlisted for Charity Film Awards
Sightsavers has been shortlisted for a Charity Film Award for our ‘What we do’ film.
Pakistan’s first-ever Disability Rights Act becomes law
The legislation, approved on 10 January, will make it illegal to discriminate or exclude people on the basis of disability.
What we achieved in 2019
It's been another groundbreaking year for Sightsavers. Find out what we’ve been up to, from launching new programmes and hosting high-profile exhibitions to meeting the Queen.
