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Rakiya speaks to one of her students before the eye test.

News / Eye health /

Spectrum Markets has been supporting Sightsavers’ childhood blindness project in Nigeria, helping to screen children for vision impairments and provide treatment.

April 2022

An eye health worker shines a torch into a woman's eyes to check for eye issues. She's wearing a colourful pink headscarf.

News / Eye health /

The research supplement highlights how non-governmental organisations such as Sightsavers can generate high-quality evidence through their programmes.

April 2022

Tom, Emily, Rachel and Alyssa pose at the Charity Film Awards.

News / Our organisation /

Two Sightsavers films about inclusive education and trachoma have won awards at the fifth Charity Film Awards, which celebrate the best films in the sector.

March 2022

A man stands in a fast-flowing river examining foliage for black flies.

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers and the Walker Institute will explore different climate change scenarios to predict areas that will be most affected by neglected tropical diseases in the future.

March 2022

A schoolboy receives medication from a female teacher.

News / Fighting disease /

Charity evaluator GiveWell has provided a further US$7.8 million to fight intestinal worms and schistosomiasis in Nigeria and Cameroon.

March 2022

Jeniffer prepares the crops outside her home.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The Global Labor Program, part of the Inclusive Futures initiative, aims to increase the inclusion of people with disabilities and improve labour rights at two large Kenyan companies.

March 2022

An illustration from the Put Us in the Picture website, featuring a woman with blonde hair wearing glasses next t a colourful wheel of fortune.

News / Education /

The Put Us in the Picture website teaches schoolchildren in Ireland about inclusive education and disability in low income countries.

February 2022

News / Disability and inclusion /

The petition, part of Sightsavers' Equal World campaign, calls for governments and global organisations to attend the summit and commit to disability inclusion.

February 2022

The Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda is lit up in purple light for World NTD Day.

News / Fighting disease /

On 30 January 2022, Sightsavers staff and supporters joined the global event to raise awareness about eliminating neglected tropical diseases.

February 2022

Two men and a woman in Cameroon. The men hold green posters saying 'Make it count'.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Cameroon has become the second African country to begin to ratify the African Disability Protocol, which addresses unique issues that affect people with disabilities in African countries.

February 2022

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Sightsavers celebrates partnership anniversary with Spectrum Markets

Sightsavers publishes new eye health research in partnership with RSTMH

Sightsavers films win gold and bronze awards at charity film gala

Sightsavers partnership aims to research the impact of climate change on NTDs

Sightsavers’ deworming work receives extra funding to reach millions of children

Sightsavers and partners launch US$6 million inclusion and labour rights programme

Sightsavers Ireland’s education site wins Website of the Year award

Sightsavers’ campaign petition for the Global Disability Summit hits 30,000 signatures

World NTD Day 2022: highlights from around the world

Cameroon approves landmark disability legislation

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