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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

An elderly woman and a younger woman sit next to a man who holds a clipboard, in a hospital waiting area.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers and other organisations recently came together to share practical tips around collecting data that includes everyone.

Elsie Makachiya, March 2021

A man pours clean water for a woman to wash her hands.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Distributing neglected tropical disease (NTD) preventative treatments in Africa can teach us a lot about rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine.

Simon Bush, February 2021

Amina covers one eye with her hand and smiles after cataract surgery.

Blogs / Eye health /

Project coordinator Magdalena Focus talks about the challenges and successes of the community inclusive eye health project in Tanzania in 2020.

Magdalena Focus, February 2021

A man and woman stand together outside a dwelling. The woman is using a crutch.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

In a year of turmoil, Sightsavers' Equal World campaign supporters stepped up and took action for disability rights. Here are a few of our 2020 highlights.

Jeni Flynn, January 2021

A man wearing magnifying glasses over his eyes shines a torch into a toddler's eye during a trachoma survey.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Biruck Kebede, who leads Sightsavers’ NTD work in Ethiopia, explains how data can help to eliminate diseases such as trachoma.

Biruck Kebede, December 2020

The main debating chamber at the United Nations.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

An important election is taking place later in November that will have huge implications for the rights of people with disabilities across the world.

Ross Gilligan, November 2020

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Blogs

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?

What we’ve learned about inclusive data

Our NTD experience will be invaluable for COVID vaccine rollout

“Many people who would have gone blind have had their sight restored”

2020: a year of challenges and campaign achievements

Is data integration the answer to eliminating trachoma in Ethiopia?

How does the UN disability committee election work?

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