We start with sight, but we don’t stop there

At Sightsavers, we protect sight. We eliminate diseases. We fight for equality. And with your support, we can do even more.

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We’ve been changing lives for 20 years

Since Sightsavers Ireland was founded, we’ve achieved amazing things. We work in more than 30 countries in Africa and Asia to train health workers, provide eye operations, improve women’s health and more. Will you help us continue our work?

See what we do

Learn more about Sightsavers

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We need your support to stop children going blind from preventable eye diseases.
Join the fight for disability rights

Take action now and be part of our campaign for a more equal world.
Pakistan has eliminated trachoma

3.7 million people in the country will no longer be at risk of contracting the disease.

How we’re making a difference

Three boys, one with visual impairments, smile and link arms in their school playground in Mali.

About Sightsavers

Our goal is to prevent avoidable blindness, fight disease and ensure equality for everyone.

What we do
How we’re run
Our annual reports

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Fundraising

By raising money for Sightsavers, you really can change lives. There are plenty of ways to get involved.

Help as an individual
Corporate partnerships
Leave a gift in your will

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Campaigning

We campaign for disability rights and inclusion so everyone can participate equally in society.

Our Equal World campaign
Why we campaign
Our work on disability

Where will my money go?

91% of donations, including donated supplies, go to our vital charity work, and 9% help us grow awareness and our funding.
Learn how we spend our money

See our work in action

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Meet an eye health hero: See how Alinafe is improving eye care in his community.

Explore the history of trachoma: Learn about the disease that affects millions.

Visit our rural surgery camp: Tour our operating theatre where miracles happen.

Sightsavers and Irish Aid have worked together for more than a decade to provide eye care, support people with disabilities and fight debilitating diseases. In 2017, Sightsavers and Irish Aid launched a collaboration in Cameroon, Liberia, Senegal and Sierra Leone to support communities throughout the region.
How Sightsavers and Irish Aid are working together

Latest news and stories

Mzowele drinks water after taking medication for lymphatic filariasis.

Stories / Fighting disease /

“We can have life moving forward in a better direction”

As the world celebrates the 12 billionth treatment to protect people from lymphatic filariasis, we reflect on the journey towards eliminating the disease in Africa.

A girl smiles in a classroom in Zambia. She's sitting in a wheelchair and wearing a blue school shirt.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The African Disability Protocol comes into force

The treaty means more than 80 million people with disabilities will have legal protection.

Twelve-year-old Arthur smiles as he stands next to his teacher, Mr Thompson. They stand in front of a chalk board in a classroom.

Blogs / Eye health /

Eye health is key to a child’s wellbeing

Our school eye health programmes are essential for children to access education, fulfil their potential and build their confidence.

Nine-year-old Khadijah at school with her friend after successful cataract surgery. They're sitting at a desk writing on a shared piece of paper, wearing their blue school uniforms.

Nine-year-old Khadijah (right) is no longer at risk of going blind.

Will you help us ensure more children can enjoy a future free from blindness?

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