Stories Archives | Page 8 of 17

A woman washes her hands during COVID-19 response training while a man observes.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Ghana has not been spared in the coronavirus crisis, but luckily the country started its response early, with NTD support redirected.

A young man sitting in the driver seat of a van.

Stories / Eye health /

As a young child, Arif had a low-cost cataract operation through Sightsavers. It changed his life, enabling him to study and thrive at school, and later to leave home and find a job.

Three men stand outside a hospital entrance.

Stories / Eye health /

We met healthcare professionals at an eye hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh who were trained more than a decade ago as part of the Seeing is Believing project.

Stories / Eye health /

We caught up with Azimunnisa, who lives in a informal urban settlement in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 11 years after her cataract operation to find out how life has changed.

Stories / Eye health /

As the 17-year-long Seeing is Believing project comes to an end, Imran Khan goes behind the scenes to reveal why it has made such an impact.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

Meet the teams that Sightsavers partners with around the world to help them foster more disability inclusive workplaces.

Stories / Fighting disease /

How do you provide treatment for neglected tropical diseases like river blindness when you can’t find some of the people who are most at risk?

A portrait of Baraka, a female medicine distributor.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Baraka Ango is a local volunteer in Kudaru, Nigeria. Since 2011, she has been distributing medication to prevent avoidable blindness in her village.

A girl uses a typewriter while wearing a face mask.

Stories / Education /

Sightsavers project officer Eric Musa visits Marie, who has been blind since birth, to find out how she’s continued her education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A boy having his eyes checked. The ophthalmologist and the boy are both wearing face coverings and there is a protective screen between them.

Stories / Eye health /

Sightsavers staff provide a first-hand insight into our work with ministries of health, partner hospitals and volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Stories

Stepping up to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Ghana

Arif’s life changed after an operation as a child: a 15-year story

Catching up with the health workers Sightsavers trained more than 10 years ago

Azimunnisa’s story

How one project touched 34 million lives

The businesses embracing disability inclusion

Finding nomadic communities: our research in action

Baraka’s story

“Without education, my future would be more difficult”

Programme staff: “How we adapted our eye health projects during COVID-19”

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all