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A table is laid out in front of a sign that says 'Disability Inclusive SDGs: Leaving no one behind'

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Every year, as we examine progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, it is clear to see that setting ambition is easier than achieving it.

Andrew Griffiths, July 2021

A group of people with disabilities raise their hands.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers' Aissata Ndiaye shares key highlights from a discussion at the UN High-Level Political Forum about the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Aissata Ndiaye, July 2021

A person wearing a mask sits in a room between the silhouetted figures of two other people.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

An international group of civil society organisations has examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people who have been marginalised - the results have been published in a new report.

Sightsavers, July 2021

two women sit together talking. One is sitting in a wheelchair.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

We've done plenty of learning and thinking recently about what social behaviour change means for Sightsavers. Take a look at what we've been working on.

Cathy Stephen, July 2021

Trachoma patient Maria Fonte gives Mercia a hug after the bandages are removed from her eyes following sight-saving surgery.

Blogs / Eye health /

Sightsavers has been working to strengthen eye health services in Mozambique since 2007. Now, new research shows exactly what we have achieved.

Mercia Cumaio, July 2021

A woman in Karachi, Pakistan having a consultation on diabetic retinopathy.

Blogs / Eye health /

Pakistan is on the brink of a diabetes epidemic, and Sightsavers has spent the past decade working to combat diabetes-related blindness in the country. Here's what we've learned.

Sightsavers, June 2021

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

As part of our Connecting the Dots project in Uganda, we tested a new way of boosting employment rates by influencing communities, families and businesses to act more positively toward people with disabilities.

Edith Kagoya, June 2021

A girl and her mother sit on a bed, looking at each other and smiling.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Elements such as race, disability, age and gender are a key influence on people's lives. But when these characteristics overlap, it can worsen the discrimination or exclusion that someone faces.

Emma Jolley, June 2021

A large group of women dance and clap while celebrating the elimination of trachoma in The Gambia.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers directors Balla Musa and Phil Downs reflect on what this achievement means for The Gambia, and how other countries can learn from the experience.

Sightsavers, April 2021

A woman assists another woman to walk down some steps. Both women are wearing face masks.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Ghana has made significant strides towards addressing disability rights. But people with disabilities are not given equal opportunities to participate in electoral processes.

Grace Antwi-Atsu, April 2021

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Achieving the SDGs: three lessons from the High-Level Political Forum

How inclusive voluntary national reviews can help us work towards the SDGs

Addressing the unequal pandemic

Social behaviour change: our learning journey

Research shows impact of Sightsavers’ work on eye health in Mozambique

Diabetic retinopathy: a growing challenge in Pakistan

Why tackling disability discrimination is key to employment projects

What is intersectionality, and why is it important to Sightsavers?

Trachoma elimination in The Gambia: sustaining the success story

Ghana’s electoral processes have improved – but are they inclusive?

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all