News
COVID-19: a note from Global CEO Caroline Harper
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Sightsavers would like to reassure supporters that we are monitoring the situation closely, and doing what we can to protect our staff and the communities in all the countries where we work.
Four tips to keep your eyes healthy at home
At Sightsavers we’ve compiled some useful and simple tips to help you to protect your eyesight at home and help make this period as comfortable as possible.
Sightsavers are runners up for two global development awards
A pioneer in disease elimination and a groundbreaking project to make workplaces more inclusive have been recognised by the prestigious Bond awards.
Interviews shine a spotlight on how a blinding disease is being eliminated
Sightsavers experts have highlighted progress being made on river blindness in two media interviews.
Sightsavers celebrates 'Keep Sight' this World Glaucoma Week
This World Glaucoma Week Sightsavers is celebrating the launch of an ambitious partnership which tackles one of the world’s leading causes of blindness.
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.
