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Salifat experienced painful swelling in her leg for a year before she was visited by a local health worker, who told her she had lymphatic filariasis and taught her to manage her symptoms.

Saio stands outside wearing her school uniform and backpack.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

Saio has a physical disability that affects her feet and makes walking difficult, meaning she was missing out on a lot of her education. A Sightsavers-supported inclusive education project has provided transport to take her to school and training for her teachers, which has made a huge difference.

A large group of transgender women pose for a photo.

Stories / Eye health /

In Pakistan and Bangladesh, the Right to Health project worked with transgender communities to remove the barriers they face when accessing inclusive eye health services.

In a classroom, a student in a wheelchair receives tuition from a teacher.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

In Kenya, students who have been studying IT as part of a Sightsavers initiative are now looking ahead to their graduation, internships and future careers.

Asma stands smiling in front of a large palm tree.

Stories / Eye health /

Asma is project manager for Sightsavers’ inclusive eye health project in Bangladesh, which is breaking down the barriers women face when accessing eye care services.

Pelagies smiles while standing in a laboratory.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Pelagie is an entomologist who’s paving the way for more women to lead in the fight against neglected tropical diseases.

Dr Jalikatu uses ophthalmology equipment to examine a man's eyes.

Stories / Eye health /

Meet Dr Jalikatu, who’s the only female ophthalmologist in Sierra Leone and the head of the national eye care programme.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

In Rajasthan in northern India, an initiative run by people with disabilities is providing fresh food for the community at low prices.

In Cameroon, a schoolboy in a classroom has a drink of water after taking deworming medication.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Hear first-hand how Sightsavers is working with GiveWell to control intestinal worms and schistosomiasis, two devastating diseases that affect thousands of children in Cameroon.

Stories / Fighting disease /

This major research programme, which ended in 2021, has supported people with neglected tropical diseases to speak out about their illnesses and how they would like to be treated.

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