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Nora teaches numbers to pre-school children. A child using a wheelchair sits on her left.

News / Fundraising /

Staff from the IT services company will be cycling from Liverpool to Leeds to raise money to support our work to protect sight and fight for disability rights.

May 2023

Participants on the First Light for Sight Arctic expedition poses for a group photo while wearing skis.

News / Fundraising /

A team of Irish fundraisers who took part in the First Light for Sight Arctic Challenge has raised more than €90,000 for Sightsavers Ireland.

May 2023

As part of an Inclusion Works programme, Manuel, who has a physical disability, assists a colleague to check in a guest at a hotel in Kenya.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers has partnered with the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance to help make the hospitality sector accessible to everyone, with a particular focus on Africa and Asia.

April 2023

A middle aged woman gets her eyes tested.

News / Eye health /

Eye care company MTHK has partnered with Sightsavers ahead of World Health Day to help improve access to eye health services in Africa and Asia.

March 2023

A group of women wearing colourful headscarves smile and laugh during a puppet show in their community.

News / Statement /

The UK government’s new international women and girls strategy is a positive step. But because 18 per cent of women have a disability, it is essential that disability inclusion is prioritised.

March 2023

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame speaking into a microphone.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Gertrude, who is Sightsavers’ global advocacy manager for social inclusion, becomes the first African woman to lead the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

March 2023

A group of seven people, four of whom are wheelchair users.

News / Obituaries /

Sightsavers is sad to learn of the death of disability rights activist Judith Heumann, who was often referred to as the ‘mother of the disability rights movement’.

March 2023

A poster for the film Noor showing the three main actors. The text reads: Selected for best health film.

News / Eye health /

Noor, a short film about the impact of childhood visual impairment, has been selected for the ‘Best health film’ category at the Cannes World Film Festival.

February 2023

News / Education /

In February 2023, Sightsavers will present at the Comparative and International Education Society conference in Washington DC.

February 2023

During a press interview in Senegal, a man faces a video camera while speaking into a microphone. Three fellow event attendees are standing behind him.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The initiative outlines the steps needed to ensure that people with disabilities are represented in official data, which will inform the government’s planning and monitoring.

December 2022

A large group of school students in Malawi. They're wearing bright blue uniforms and are gathered outside, smiling and cheering.

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It’s been another amazing year where we’ve been able to protect sight, fight disease and empower people with disabilities. Here, we share our highlights, all made possible by you.

December 2022

A young boy drinks water after receiving preventative medication for lymphatic filariasis in Guinea-Bissau.

News / Fighting disease /

The Astellas Global Health Foundation is giving US$536,700 to help combat river blindness, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis and intestinal worms.

December 2022

A large group of men and women wearing outdoor clothing gathers for a photo before hiking in the Wicklow mountains.

News / Fundraising /

A team of Sightsavers supporters who will be trekking across the Arctic Circle in January attended the outdoor training day in Wicklow.

December 2022

Two men and a woman stand smiling and holding a large cheque made out to Sightsavers for €7,060.

News / Fundraising /

The Sightsavers Ireland ambassador co-hosted a pub quiz in County Galway that raised money for Sightsavers’ eye health work.

December 2022

News / Disability and inclusion /

The prize was awarded for our inclusion project which promotes the rights of people with disabilities to participate in civic and political life in Cameroon and Senegal.

December 2022

Maichata, who has a visual impairment, wears glasses and a surgical mask while sitting at her school desk.

News / Eye health /

Staff at the IT services company will be raising money for Sightsavers’ eye health and disability rights work.

November 2022

A group of girls and boys hold up medals after taking part in a football match.

News / Eye health /

Students in Nigeria celebrated by taking part in a football match using sports equipment donated by one of Sightsavers’ corporate partners.

November 2022

News / Disability and inclusion /

The African Disability Protocol (ADP) addresses disability rights issues specific to people with disabilities living in African countries.

October 2022

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers’ Simon Bush has received a lifetime achievement award for his work on river blindness, and has been named president of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

October 2022

Arthur from Liberia wearing his new glasses.

News / Eye health /

Every time someone buys a pair of glasses from Dime Optics, their purchase will help support Sightsavers’ eye health work.

October 2022

Vainesi smiles and claps outside her home in Malawi.

News / Eye health /

Malawi has become the first country in southern Africa to eliminate the infectious eye disease trachoma, as confirmed by the World Health Organization.

September 2022

News /

Queen Elizabeth was the patron of our sister organisation in the UK and her steadfast support for Sightsavers gave tremendous validity to our cause.

September 2022

Ophthalmic nurse Suraju helps a young girl wash her hands using water from a teapot.

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene are hosting an event with experts from the Ascend West and Central Africa programme to share key learnings.

September 2022

A group of young children playing on a climbing frame outside a school

News / Education /

The global campaign calls on leaders attending the UN’s Transforming Education Summit to take urgent action on inclusive education.

September 2022

News / Obituaries /

During his 11 years at Sightsavers, Dick transformed the organisation and mentored many people who went on to leadership positions across the sector.

August 2022

The sun rises on the horizon over a snowy expanse. On the left, there are bare trees and a river with floating ice chunks.

News / Fundraising /

Celebrate Sightsavers Ireland’s 20th anniversary by joining us on a Nordic adventure to watch the first sunrise of 2023.

July 2022

Sightsavers CEO Caroline Harper smiles alongside two colleagues. She's holding a pen. In the background are some brightly lit skyscrapers.

News / Fighting disease /

The funding, which will be spent between now and 2025, will help to protect millions of people from the harmful effects of NTDs.

June 2022

A large group of primary school children smile and pose for a photo as they hold their artwork.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Primary school children across Ireland have been celebrating after receiving awards for their artwork through the annual competition.

June 2022

News / Disability and inclusion /

Gertrude, who was nominated by the government of Ghana, was elected alongside five other women and will serve on the committee until 2026.

June 2022

An artistic representation of Sightsavers' inclusive sensory garden at Bord Bia Bloom in Dublin. Trees and foliage surround an earth pathway. Children and adults are gathered under three colourful awnings.

News / Eye health /

The garden, on show from 2-6 June 2022, features more than 25 species of plants and is accessible for people with visual impairments.

May 2022

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Cantel fundraises for Sightsavers with sponsored bike ride

Sightsavers supporters raise €90,000 through Arctic expedition

Sightsavers partnership aims to improve inclusion in hospitality

MTHK teams up with Sightsavers to raise funds to improve eye care

UK government strategy: Sightsavers calls for further action for women and girls with disabilities

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame elected chair of UN disability committee

Judith Heumann: “A giant of activism and campaigning”

Sightsavers film shortlisted for Cannes World Film Festival award

Sightsavers at the CIES global education conference 2023

Senegal launches action plan to collect high-quality inclusive data

In 2022, thanks to you…

Sightsavers awarded grant to fight neglected tropical diseases in Guinea-Bissau

Fundraisers train in Wicklow Mountains to prepare for Arctic challenge

Hurling All-Star Pádraic Mannion helps raise €7,000 for Sightsavers

Sightsavers wins Zero Project award for work on political participation

Sightsavers partners with Cantel to protect sight and improve education

Spectrum Markets helps children in Nigeria get sporty for World Children’s Day

Sightsavers launches campaign to ratify African disability rights treaty

Sightsavers director rewarded for his work on neglected tropical diseases

Sightsavers partners with Dime Optics to protect sight worldwide

Trachoma is eliminated in Malawi

Sightsavers pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Sightsavers and RSTMH host learning event on major tropical disease programme

#DoYourHomework campaign aims to transform inclusive education

Dick Porter: former Sightsavers CEO was “a friend and mentor to so many”

Sightsavers Ireland launches fundraising expedition to the Arctic

Sightsavers pledges at least US$25 million to help beat neglected tropical diseases

Junior Painter 2022: young artists wow judges at prizegiving ceremony

Sightsavers’ Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame re-elected to UN disability committee

Sightsavers showcases inclusive garden at Bord Bia Bloom festival