Disability and inclusion
We are… creating inclusive eye health services
We’re working with governments in Uganda and Malawi to improve access to quality eye care services and prevent avoidable blindness.
We are… ensuring pre-schools are inclusive
In Malawi, we work with partners to ensure young children with disabilities can learn, play and develop alongside their peers.
Sightsavers launches campaign to ratify African disability rights treaty
The African Disability Protocol (ADP) addresses disability rights issues specific to people with disabilities living in African countries.
Data Values campaign: why we must act now to create a fair data future
Sightsavers' Tichafara Chisaka explains how the campaign aims to transform data in the development community and why it closely aligns with our inclusion work.
How can inclusive data advocacy help us to achieve the SDGs?
Sightsavers’ Aissata Ndiaye and Tichafara Chisaka share some lessons on inclusive data advocacy based on our experiences in Pakistan, Cameroon and Senegal.
How Maroua’s voluntary local review can help Cameroon achieve the SDGs
Sightsavers’ Joseph Oye and Aissata Ndiaye share insights and recommendations from the Commune of Maroua I’s review into SDG implementation at the local level.
Junior Painter 2022: young artists wow judges at prizegiving ceremony
Primary school children across Ireland have been celebrating after receiving awards for their artwork through the annual competition.
Sightsavers’ Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame re-elected to UN disability committee
Gertrude, who was nominated by the government of Ghana, was elected alongside five other women and will serve on the committee until 2026.
“I feel good whenever I go to school”
Saio has a physical disability that affects her feet and makes walking difficult, meaning she was missing out on a lot of her education. A Sightsavers-supported inclusive education project has provided transport to take her to school and training for her teachers, which has made a huge difference.
How inclusion ambassadors are reducing disability stigma and discrimination in Ghana
Sightsavers’ Joseph Mensah explains how the Ghana Somubi Dwumadie programme is helping to change negative social attitudes and behaviour.
Sightsavers and International Disability Alliance join in $1 million partnership
The unrestricted grant will help to advance disability rights worldwide, enabling the IDA to increase its advocacy work, provide technical assistance and support people with disabilities.
Sightsavers and partners launch US$6 million inclusion and labour rights programme
The Global Labor Program, part of the Inclusive Futures initiative, aims to increase the inclusion of people with disabilities and improve labour rights at two large Kenyan companies.
The IT Bridge Academy: what’s next for students?
In Kenya, students who have been studying IT as part of a Sightsavers initiative are now looking ahead to their graduation, internships and future careers.
Will the 2022 Global Disability Summit result in a more equal world?
Sightsavers' Hannah Loryman looks at some of the commitments pledged at the 2022 Global Disability Summit, and what more needs to be done.
Sightsavers’ campaign petition for the Global Disability Summit hits 30,000 signatures
The petition, part of Sightsavers' Equal World campaign, calls for governments and global organisations to attend the summit and commit to disability inclusion.
Data and the Global Disability Summit: how to make sure commitments lead to change
Sightsavers' Tichafara Chisaka explains how the upcoming summit presents an opportunity to step up our efforts and make progress on disability inclusion.
The Global Disability Summit: views from Pakistan and Kenya
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.
Cameroon approves landmark disability legislation
Cameroon has become the second African country to begin to ratify the African Disability Protocol, which addresses unique issues that affect people with disabilities in African countries.
Indira Rasoi: a kitchen with a difference
In Rajasthan in northern India, an initiative run by people with disabilities is providing fresh food for the community at low prices.
Advancing disability data in Kenya through partnership
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.
Sightsavers wins Zero Project award for accessibility audit pack
Sightsavers won the innovation award for its accessibility standards and audit toolkit, which helps improve healthcare facilities for people with disabilities.
Equal World campaign launches Global Disability Summit petition
The Equal World petition calls on global decision-makers to attend the Global Disability Summit and make ambitious inclusion commitments.
The last five years: Mali’s journey to protect the rights of people with disabilities
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?
Research shows ‘shocking’ exclusion of people with disabilities during pandemic
The research, part of the Inclusive Futures initiative, found many people with disabilities were unable to get help with food, medicine and other relief efforts.
Mali passes new law to protect the rights of people with disabilities
The Prime Minister of Mali has signed the new social decree into law, which promises to improve the lives of people with disabilities and make it possible for people to claim their rights.
The African Disability Protocol: a call to leave no one behind
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.
Sightsavers Nigeria’s Rasak Adekoya becomes One Young World ambassador
Rasak was selected for his work tackling the barriers faced by people with disabilities as part of the Inclusion Works programme in Nigeria.
Small changes, big difference: accessibility audits in action
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.
Achieving the SDGs: three lessons from the High-Level Political Forum
Every year, as we examine progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, it is clear to see that setting ambition is easier than achieving it.
Sightsavers social inclusion strategy: creating a disability-inclusive world
Learn how we will contribute to the inclusion and empowerment of people with disabilities through our programmatic, research and influencing work.
