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Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame speaking into a microphone.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Gertrude, who is Sightsavers’ global advocacy manager for social inclusion, becomes the first African woman to lead the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

March 2023

A group of seven people, four of whom are wheelchair users.

News / Obituaries /

Sightsavers is sad to learn of the death of disability rights activist Judith Heumann, who was often referred to as the ‘mother of the disability rights movement’.

March 2023

A poster for the film Noor showing the three main actors. The text reads: Selected for best health film.

News / Eye health /

Noor, a short film about the impact of childhood visual impairment, has been selected for the ‘Best health film’ category at the Cannes World Film Festival.

February 2023

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

News / Fundraising /

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

News / Education /

In February 2023, Sightsavers will present at the Comparative and International Education Society conference in Washington DC.

February 2023

During a press interview in Senegal, a man faces a video camera while speaking into a microphone. Three fellow event attendees are standing behind him.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The initiative outlines the steps needed to ensure that people with disabilities are represented in official data, which will inform the government’s planning and monitoring.

December 2022

A large group of school students in Malawi. They're wearing bright blue uniforms and are gathered outside, smiling and cheering.

News /

It’s been another amazing year where we’ve been able to protect sight, fight disease and empower people with disabilities. Here, we share our highlights, all made possible by you.

December 2022

A young boy drinks water after receiving preventative medication for lymphatic filariasis in Guinea-Bissau.

News / Fighting disease /

The Astellas Global Health Foundation is giving US$536,700 to help combat river blindness, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis and intestinal worms.

December 2022

News / Disability and inclusion /

The prize was awarded for our inclusion project which promotes the rights of people with disabilities to participate in civic and political life in Cameroon and Senegal.

December 2022

Maichata, who has a visual impairment, wears glasses and a surgical mask while sitting at her school desk.

News / Eye health /

Staff at the IT services company will be raising money for Sightsavers’ eye health and disability rights work.

November 2022

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Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame elected chair of UN disability committee

Judith Heumann: “A giant of activism and campaigning”

Sightsavers film shortlisted for Cannes World Film Festival award

Sightsavers ambassador Sunetra Sarker thanks supporters

Sightsavers at the CIES global education conference

Senegal launches action plan to collect high-quality inclusive data

In 2022, thanks to you…

Sightsavers awarded grant to fight neglected tropical diseases in Guinea-Bissau

Sightsavers wins Zero Project award for work on political participation

Sightsavers partners with Cantel to protect sight and improve education

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all