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A patient is interviewed by a member of Sightsavers staff as part of a project.

Blogs / Eye health /

The project raises awareness of glaucoma in an effort to reduce the number of people going blind if their condition is left untreated.

Sightsavers, March 2022

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers' Hannah Loryman looks at some of the commitments pledged at the 2022 Global Disability Summit, and what more needs to be done.

Hannah Loryman, March 2022

Audience members at the 2018 Global Disability Summit with their backs to the camera, looking at screens with the text 'Global Disability Summit'.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers' Tichafara Chisaka explains how the upcoming summit presents an opportunity to step up our efforts and make progress on disability inclusion.

Tichafara Chisaka, February 2022

A panel of six speakers sit on stage at the Global Disability Summit in 2018.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Our country office teams in Pakistan and Kenya spoke to the organisations of people with disabilities they work with about their hopes for the upcoming Global Disability Summit.

Sightsavers, February 2022

A group of young people sit around a table, talking together. The group includes both men and women, and most of the group members are wearing smart business clothes.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers worked with the Kenyan government and partners to create the country’s first inclusive data action plan, which will help collect high-quality data about people with disabilities and the barriers they face.

Moses Chege, December 2021

A screengrab from a video chat, showing Alyssa Marriner and Cosmas Ejong.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Ndellejong Cosmas Eljong, Sightsavers’ technical adviser for schistosomiasis and intestinal worms, tells us via video about his work to fight parasitic worm infections and how deworming can have a huge impact on communities around the world.

Sightsavers, November 2021

A screengrab from Sumrana Yasmin and Mutave Mutemi video interview.

Blogs / Eye health /

In an interview for World Sight Day 2021, Sumrana Yasmin, Sightsavers’ global technical lead for eye health, talks to Mutave Mutemi about her work, the global eye health crisis and how we all have a part to play in addressing it.

Sightsavers, October 2021

Five people, including the President of the Association des People of Small Size and the President of the Malian Union of the Blind, smile at the camera.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

The signing and passing into law of a new social decree that protects the rights of people with disabilities was years in the making. But how did we get to this historic moment?

Daouda Kone, October 2021

A man is given the COVID-19 vaccine by a health care worker.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Africa is behind on the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, yet there are programmes already in place that can help to distribute vaccines in the continent.

Ndelle Ngabe Makoge, September 2021

A man sitting on a hospital bed is interviewed by a Sightsavers staff member.

Blogs / Eye health /

The Keep Sight initiative shares its findings on how social behaviour change could address the problem of people losing their sight because of glaucoma.

Selben Penzin, September 2021

A young boy smiles and waves at the camera.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

The African Disability Protocol is unique to the continent and takes African practices and concerns into consideration so that the lives of people with disabilities improve.

Grace Antwi-Atsu, August 2021

A young girl raising her hand in a classroom.

Blogs / Education /

As leaders from more than 80 countries gathered at the summit, Sightsavers highlighted the need for policy commitments on the rights of children with disabilities.

Sightsavers, August 2021

A group of eight people together, all wearing masks. One person is holding a white cane and one person is a wheelchair user.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Audits were recently carried out in Ghana to assess whether two hospitals, including their mental health units, were meeting accessibility standards, and to identify areas for improvement.

Peter Kwasi, July 2021

A table is laid out in front of a sign that says 'Disability Inclusive SDGs: Leaving no one behind'

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Every year, as we examine progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, it is clear to see that setting ambition is easier than achieving it.

Andrew Griffiths, July 2021

A group of people with disabilities raise their hands.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers' Aissata Ndiaye shares key highlights from a discussion at the UN High-Level Political Forum about the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Aissata Ndiaye, July 2021

A person wearing a mask sits in a room between the silhouetted figures of two other people.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

An international group of civil society organisations has examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people who have been marginalised - the results have been published in a new report.

Sightsavers, July 2021

two women sit together talking. One is sitting in a wheelchair.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

We've done plenty of learning and thinking recently about what social behaviour change means for Sightsavers. Take a look at what we've been working on.

Cathy Stephen, July 2021

Trachoma patient Maria Fonte gives Mercia a hug after the bandages are removed from her eyes following sight-saving surgery.

Blogs / Eye health /

Sightsavers has been working to strengthen eye health services in Mozambique since 2007. Now, new research shows exactly what we have achieved.

Mercia Cumaio, July 2021

A woman in Karachi, Pakistan having a consultation on diabetic retinopathy.

Blogs / Eye health /

Pakistan is on the brink of a diabetes epidemic, and Sightsavers has spent the past decade working to combat diabetes-related blindness in the country. Here's what we've learned.

Sightsavers, June 2021

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

As part of our Connecting the Dots project in Uganda, we tested a new way of boosting employment rates by influencing communities, families and businesses to act more positively toward people with disabilities.

Edith Kagoya, June 2021

A girl and her mother sit on a bed, looking at each other and smiling.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Elements such as race, disability, age and gender are a key influence on people's lives. But when these characteristics overlap, it can worsen the discrimination or exclusion that someone faces.

Emma Jolley, June 2021

A large group of women dance and clap while celebrating the elimination of trachoma in The Gambia.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers directors Balla Musa and Phil Downs reflect on what this achievement means for The Gambia, and how other countries can learn from the experience.

Sightsavers, April 2021

A woman assists another woman to walk down some steps. Both women are wearing face masks.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Ghana has made significant strides towards addressing disability rights. But people with disabilities are not given equal opportunities to participate in electoral processes.

Grace Antwi-Atsu, April 2021

An elderly woman and a younger woman sit next to a man who holds a clipboard, in a hospital waiting area.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers and other organisations recently came together to share practical tips around collecting data that includes everyone.

Elsie Makachiya, March 2021

A man pours clean water for a woman to wash her hands.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Distributing neglected tropical disease (NTD) preventative treatments in Africa can teach us a lot about rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine.

Simon Bush, February 2021

Amina covers one eye with her hand and smiles after cataract surgery.

Blogs / Eye health /

Project coordinator Magdalena Focus talks about the challenges and successes of the community inclusive eye health project in Tanzania in 2020.

Magdalena Focus, February 2021

A man and woman stand together outside a dwelling. The woman is using a crutch.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

In a year of turmoil, Sightsavers' Equal World campaign supporters stepped up and took action for disability rights. Here are a few of our 2020 highlights.

Jeni Flynn, January 2021

A man wearing magnifying glasses over his eyes shines a torch into a toddler's eye during a trachoma survey.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Biruck Kebede, who leads Sightsavers’ NTD work in Ethiopia, explains how data can help to eliminate diseases such as trachoma.

Biruck Kebede, December 2020

The main debating chamber at the United Nations.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

An important election is taking place later in November that will have huge implications for the rights of people with disabilities across the world.

Ross Gilligan, November 2020

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

It is important to ensure gender balance and equity to ensure that women have the right to a voice.

Sif Holst, November 2020

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Blogs

How the Keep Sight initiative aims to overcome inequalities when diagnosing glaucoma

Will the 2022 Global Disability Summit result in a more equal world?

Data and the Global Disability Summit: how to make sure commitments lead to change

The Global Disability Summit: views from Pakistan and Kenya

Advancing disability data in Kenya through partnership

How can deworming change the world?

What do we mean by the global eye health crisis?

The last five years: Mali’s journey to protect the rights of people with disabilities

Why Africa doesn’t need to suffer the brunt of vaccine inequality

‘Prevention is better than cure’: How social behaviour change prevents glaucoma blindness

The African Disability Protocol: a call to leave no one behind

Global Education Summit: what did Sightsavers’ Equal World campaign call for?

Small changes, big difference: accessibility audits in action

Achieving the SDGs: three lessons from the High-Level Political Forum

How inclusive voluntary national reviews can help us work towards the SDGs

Addressing the unequal pandemic

Social behaviour change: our learning journey

Research shows impact of Sightsavers’ work on eye health in Mozambique

Diabetic retinopathy: a growing challenge in Pakistan

Why tackling disability discrimination is key to employment projects

What is intersectionality, and why is it important to Sightsavers?

Trachoma elimination in The Gambia: sustaining the success story

Ghana’s electoral processes have improved – but are they inclusive?

What we’ve learned about inclusive data

Our NTD experience will be invaluable for COVID vaccine rollout

“Many people who would have gone blind have had their sight restored”

2020: a year of challenges and campaign achievements

Is data integration the answer to eliminating trachoma in Ethiopia?

How does the UN disability committee election work?

“Gender and background make a huge difference in how we experience disability”