Save sight and change lives
Your donation will support Sightsavers' vital charity work. Together we can make a difference and stop more children going blind from avoidable causes.
Since 1950, Sightsavers has been a leading charity tackling blindness in developing countries. Today, we work in more than 30 countries to protect sight in some of the poorest areas of the world.
We need your help to prevent avoidable blindness and fight for the rights of people with disabilities.
You may have seen one of the children above on TV recently. It can be a difficult watch, but we have to stand up for these children and share their stories with you.
Ismail, Bakir and Enoch had cataracts. These are build-ups of protein in the eye that cause blurry vision. If they’re not treated, cataracts can cause irreversible blindness. For these children and thousands like them, it is a race against time to operate before their sight is lost forever.
Other children, such as Nananga, Pumelo and Rukkaya, suffer from trachoma. This excruciating disease causes the eyelashes to turn inwards and scrape away at the eye’s surface. Many resort to pulling their eyelashes out – even after the disease has caused them to go blind – to help stop the endless pain of blinking.
This is heartbreaking, especially when treatment is straightforward and affordable. By donating to Sightsavers, you could help to provide a cataract operation or protect an entire family or community against diseases like trachoma that cause painful and needless blindness. Donate to Sightsavers today!
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Support our life-changing work
Protecting sight
We prevent sight loss and avoidable blindness in some of the poorest parts of the world by treating conditions such as cataracts and refractive error.
Fighting disease
We help to treat and prevent five debilitating diseases that affect more than a billion people. These are known as neglected tropical diseases.
Disability rights
We promote equal opportunities and we campaign for disability rights so everyone has the chance to receive an education and earn a living.
You can help prevent blindness today
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Eye health screenings
Community eye screenings help us reach children in some of the most remote areas of the world. A health worker will check each child's eyes to see if they need treatment.
Life-changing surgery
Operations to treat cataracts and trachoma can take less than an hour. Your donation can help us to train eye doctors and health workers, and pay for sight-saving surgeries.
At Sightsavers for every £1 we receive, including donated supplies, 91% is used for our vital charity work.
The remainder helps us grow awareness and our funding.
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