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Four-year-old Paolo stands smiling in a doorway.

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Paolo's family could not understand why he kept having problems with his eyes. Thankfully, training for a Sightsavers-supported programme was taking place nearby.

Two Two women and a man stand outside a small home in an informal urban settlement.

Stories / Eye health /

Hasina lives in a camp in northern Bangladesh which has been demolished twice. Since developing cataracts, her fears of being homeless again were heightened.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Alhaji Sani Muhammad Dan'lya is the acting chairman of Sokoto State's chapter of the Joint Association of Persons with Disabilities. He helps to highlight the importance of disability inclusion within the Ascend West and Central Africa programme.

A man with a physical disability sits outside.

Stories / Eye health /

Yousuf has come up against decades-long hardships, but with with a sight-saving cataract operation, life is finally looking better. Here, he shares his remarkable story.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Fatuma is a grandmother from Ruangwa, Tanzania suffering with advanced trachoma. We follow her journey from near-blindness to the chance to see once again.

Surgeon Kabir wearing face mask on motorbike

Stories / Fighting disease /

Dozens of people have received vital post-operative treatment for trachoma despite COVID-19 restrictions, thanks to eye surgeon Kabir Yahaya.

Stories / Fighting disease /

James came to the Kakuma refugee camp in 2015 after fleeing war in South Sudan. He now works for the camp’s eye clinic, where he reassures patients about their treatment.

Rebecca stands alongside her five children in front of a building in Northern Kenya.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Rebecca from South Sudan, who has advanced trachoma, has been living in a refugee camp in northern Kenya, since 2013.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

Disability activist Collins Ombajo shares his personal story, his work in advocacy and what drives him to be involved in the Inclusive Futures programme.

Seven-year-old Muzi together with his father

Stories / Fighting disease /

Seven-year-old Muzi struggled to see due to blinding trachoma. Thanks to life-changing surgery through UK aid, he is one of many who have got their sight back.

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Stories

Paolo's story

Hasina feared she wouldn’t see people coming to demolish her home again

Sani Muhammad’s story

A lightning strike changed Yousuf’s life forever

Fatuma's story

Providing trachoma treatment during lockdown in Nigeria

James's story

Rebecca's story

Collins' story

Muzi’s story

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