Annual reports: Sightsavers Ireland

Annual report 2024

We’re incredibly proud of what Sightsavers Ireland achieved in 2024. Despite working in a difficult and, at times, turbulent political and economic environment, Sightsavers delivered a strong performance.

Our eye health programmes performed particularly well. We carried out 9.9 million eye examinations spanning 15 countries, and performed more than half a million eye operations, with over 90 per cent of these being for cataracts.

Sightsavers’ work on neglected tropical diseases reached a significant milestone: more than 100 million people no longer need treatment for at least one NTD thanks to our support.

In 2024, we also built on the strong foundations laid in 2023 to support transformative change across eye health, inclusive education, citizenship and political participation and climate action in Cameroon, Liberia, Senegal and Sierra Leone, as well as global citizenship education in these countries and in Ireland.