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Seventeen women nominated for UN disability committee
A call for better gender representation and geographical spread in the United Nations disability committee has seen 17 women from six continents put forward for election in 2018.
Sightsavers CEO gives TED Talk outlining plan to eliminate trachoma
During her talk in Vancouver on 11 April, Caroline Harper urged philanthropists to support a new project that could help to eliminate the disease.
Sightsavers celebrates collaboration to tackle trachoma
To mark World Health Day on Saturday 7 April, Sightsavers is celebrating work being done to eliminate trachoma – a huge success story in global health.
Sightsavers India wins prestigious award for its inclusive education programme
More than 3,300 NGOs applied for the HCL Grant, which supports organisations that help to transform rural India through sustainable development.
A tribute to Professor Stephen Hawking, 1942-2018
Professor Hawking, one of the world's greatest scientists, will be remembered for advancing our understanding of the universe and how it came to be.
Eye health groups call on Commonwealth governments to commit to protecting sight
Six leading organisations have come together under the banner ‘Vision for the Commonwealth’ to ask Commonwealth leaders to bring eye care to all.
Bengali TV show shares Sightsavers’ success stories
The weekly programme, called ‘Shopno Dekhe Chokh’ (‘Eyes See the Dream’), tells the stories of people whose vision has been restored in Bangladesh.
Former Bishop of London praises Uganda’s progress in fighting trachoma
The Right Rev Richard Chartres visited the Iganga district in the east of the country, where he saw work taking place to eliminate the blinding disease.
Ghana nominates Sightsavers employee for UN disability committee
The government of Ghana has nominated Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame for a place on the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Jeweller Leibish & Co chooses Sightsavers as charity partner
The diamond retailer will donate a percentage of every purchase to Sightsavers, in time for a sparkling Valentine’s Day later this month.
