- How we Help
- Where we work
- Asia
- Caribbean
- East Africa
- Southern Africa
- West Africa
- Burkina Faso
- Benin
- Liberia
- Mali
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Cameroon
- Ghana
- Protected in Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Guinea Conakry
- Our Successes
- Achievements
- Last years highlights
- People we've helped
- Eliminating the problem
- Demonstrating success
- Village Vision
- Sorufa's Story
- Mohammad's New Business
- Protecting a Child's Future
- Restoring Sight in Bangladesh
- Top of the Class
- Africa without river blindness
- Hakim's Story
- Reaching more children
- Abdoulie's Story
- Talking to Angeline Akai
- Mama's Independance
- Lasoi's Story
- Saving Sight
- Kaduna State
- Caught in Time
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13 year old Stephanie Noumbissie, who has low vision, uses a magnifier to help her read © Suzanne Porter / Sightsavers
Cameroon
Cameroon extends from an area of tropical rainforest along the West African coast, through savannah to semi-desert in the north.
There is currently no official data about the levels of blindness in Cameroon, but it is estimated that about 1% of the population are blind, with the principal causes being cataract, river blindness, corneal scarring and refractive error.
Sightsavers in Cameroon
Since 1996, Sightsavers has been working to prevent the devastating effects of river blindness. The programme has grown from one health district project to three projects covering 17 health districts.
Together we can eliminate river blindness
A day in the life of Goretti Zinkeng
