Ariel, who received treatment for trachoma, smiles while looking into the distance.

A world without trachoma is near

With your support, we can eliminate trachoma for good in the countries where we work. Will you help us create hope for a brighter future?

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

In the past 20 years, Sightsavers Ireland has achieved some incredible 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. But we need your support to continue our vital work.

Find out what we do

Learn more about Sightsavers

Our face-to-face fundraising team is in Dublin this week

Meet the fundraisers

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 has improved eye care in his community.

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

Visit our rural surgery camp: Take a virtual tour of 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

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

The impact of inclusion: meet the changemakers

Our disability-inclusive programmes are helping to create a better world for everyone by supporting people like Sadah, Eunice and Shihab.

Sightsavers’ programme officer Salome Njeri Mbugua-Mutua receives the award on stage alongside two academy instructors.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers’ IT Bridge Academy wins award

The top-performing academy supports young people with disabilities in Kenya to train for a career in IT.

12-year-old Fiza smiles after receiving glasses through an eye test at her school.

News / Eye health /

Sightsavers partners with AI tech company

The innovative app will make it possible for people living in lower income countries to get their eyes tested via smartphone.

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.

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