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Sightsavers is an international charity working with partners in developing countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people
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    • 2010
      • December
        • Sightsavers and OneSight partner to serve The Gambia
        • The staffing crisis in Africa
        • Sightsavers calls for research proposals
        • How can a t-shirt cause blindness?
      • November
        • Ireland's First International Disability Film Festival
      • October
        • Close your eyes for World Sight Day
      • September
        • Steele Encourages Kids to Paint for Sightsavers
        • Europeans supports development aid
      • August
        • Flooding in Pakistan
        • Act Now
      • July
        • Latest on Haiti
        • Dublin bus pull
      • April
        • Orla Barry Leading Team Sightsavers Ireland in the 2010 Mini Marathon
        • Survey Reveals Irish Attitudes to Blindness
        • Sightsavers Launches Easter Appeal
      • February
        • Earthquake shatters Haiti February
        • Junior Painter of the Year 2009
        • Sightsavers marks 60 years of saving sight
    • 2009
      • Rankin
      • Tea at Aras an Uachtarain
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10 year old Yer Uddin, from Bangladesh, after having an operation on his eye © Sightsavers

10 year old Yer Uddin, from Bangladesh, after having an operation on his eye © Sightsavers

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Press Releases

World Sight Day 14 Oct 2010

Deadline for entries into the Junior Painter of the Year Competition November 2010

Steele Encourages Kids to Paint for Sightsavers Ireland September 2010

Cork woman runs the Flora Women's Mini Marathon for Sightsavers - June 2010

Orla Barry Leading Team Sightsavers Ireland in the 2010 Mini Marathon

Sightsavers Ireland Survey Reveals Irish Attitudes to Blindness

Sightsavers' supporters meet President McAleese - October 2009

Give the Gift of Sight - October 2009

Junior Painter of the year - October 2009

Sightsavers launches Beauty campaign by Rankin – October 2009


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70 Upper Georges Street, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Registered Charity Number: CHY 15437
Tel: + 353 (1) 663 7666
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