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Opthalmic nurse Postan Phiri is a popular figure in the communities he visits in rural Zambia, referring patients with cataracts for sight-saving surgery.

Gladys writing in her exercise book at school.

Stories / Appeals /

Gladys loved going to school. But when an accident damaged her eye, her deteriorating vision meant she was forced to stay at home. Thanks to Sightsavers, she's now back in the classroom and is excelling in her studies.

Aideen and Oliver in Ireland with fundraising cheque for €1,657.

Stories / Fundraising /

Oliver hosted a concert in County Wexford that attracted local talent, with volunteers giving their time to support Sightsavers and raise more than €1,500.

Three siblings from Zambia smile following their trachoma treatment.

Stories / Appeals /

Last year, during a visit to western Zambia, we met brothers Sililo and Maimbolwa, and their sister Inutu. All were suffering from trachoma – but we were able to treat them, thanks to you.

A student covers one eye during an eye test at a school in India.

Stories / Eye health /

Mr Aahiswar is head teacher at Rangai Middle School in central India. He has been trained to screen students for vision problems so children can get the life-changing help they need.

Sightsavers surgeon Aliyu smiles with a group of children.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Aliyu A-Umar, a former trachoma surgeon in Nigeria, has an inspiring way of making people feel at ease about eye care.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

Charles Ahumuza, who is partially sighted, reveals how Sightsavers' inclusive employment programme in Uganda has helped him to fulfil his childhood dream of becoming an electrician.

Eye surgeon, Doctor Msukwa in his scrubs at a hospital in Malawi.

Stories / Eye health /

Dr Msukwa is an ophthalmologist in southern Malawi. He restores sight through cataract operations, and says his passion is helping children to see again.

Mary, a volunteer in Ghana, sits with three smiling children.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Mary, a dedicated mother of seven, used to work as a teacher. Now, she is saving sight in Asubende village in Ghana, by distributing medication to protect people from river blindness. Here you can meet some of the people she has helped.

Jacob and Moses outside their village in Nigeria.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Meet Jacob and Moses, who are working together to protect their community from diseases such as river blindness.

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Postan’s story

Free from cataracts, and back at school!

Meet our fundraisers: Oliver Stephens

With your help, we’ve reached the unreachable in Zambia

How we’re training teachers to spot blinding eye conditions

Meet the dancing trachoma surgeon

Charles’s story

Dr Gerald Msukwa

Meet Mary, a sight-saving volunteer

The father and son fighting tropical diseases in Nigeria

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all