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Rankin, Rita Ora and Kate Moss join Sightsavers’ eBay auctions
From 22 February to 3 March, fans can bid on the opportunity to win up-close experiences with top celebrities, including a meet-and-greet with Rita Ora.
2018 in review: what Sightsavers achieved during the year
The year was momentous for Sightsavers: we reached some incredible milestones and changed millions more lives.
Conservative peer urges UK to lead on disability-inclusive development
Lord Shinkwin has called for the UK to play an instrumental role in changing the lives of people with disabilities in the world’s poorest countries.
Sightsavers welcomes DFID disability strategy
The strategy, which Sightsavers campaigned for, recognises that there has been insufficient progress on disability inclusion in global development.
Sightsavers celebrates five years of disability campaigning
On International Day of People with Disabilities, Sightsavers is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its campaign calling for disability rights.
$105 million fund to eliminate trachoma launched at star-studded concert in South Africa
The funding was announced by Richard Branson, via recorded video link, at the Global Citizen concert in Johannesburg on 2 December 2018.
Sightsavers-supported eye clinic opens in Liberia
Sightsavers helped to renovate the operating theatre and screening rooms at Phebe Hospital to provide eye care to local people.
Sightsavers named one of GiveWell’s top charities for third year
The charity evaluator praised Sightsavers for its work treating children for parasitic infections, known as deworming.
Sightsavers launches school eye health programme in Liberia
The three-year SHIP programme will improve the lives of more than 76,000 children through vision screening and deworming treatment.
Actress Sunetra Sarker lends her voice to Sightsavers film
The new film, which introduces the organisation and its mission, features footage from Sightsavers’ programmes around the world and quotes from key staff.
