Sightsavers Ireland - International Charity

Sightsavers works in the developing world to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people.

May 12th is International Nurses Day and to celebrate the work of the wonderful medical staff around the world who help us to help those in need we celebrate the day by sharing Madame Bah’s story of life as a nurse restoring sight!

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Meet Athumani and his family this International Family Day 2012 and learn about how sight-restoring treatments can help people in the developing world support their families

Suzanne Porter / Sightsavers

Yogita is just one child we have helped to gain an education. In 2011 alone we supported 6,246 children in school thanks to you.

Read more about Yogita’s independence and development here.

Alex learns Braille at his local school in Uganda, this will give him the chance of a brighter future.

Find out more about some of the people we've helped

Tugela Ridley / Sightsavers

Eighteen-year-old Antonio Elias is hugged by his mother after a successful cataract operation on his right eye.

Find out more about how we are helping build a brighter future in Mozambique

Riccardo Gangale / Sightsavers

Jacob is just one young boy who lives in a world where river blindness is a constant threat. Is Jacob's sight worth 6 cent?

Together we can eliminate river blindness.

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Kate Holt / Sightsavers