Sightsavers | We start with sight, but we don’t stop there
We start with sight, but we don’t stop there In the past 75 years, Sightsavers has achieved amazing things. We work in more than 30 countries in Africa and Asia to train health workers, provide eye operations, support people with disabilities, improve women’s health and more.
About Sightsavers
We treat eye conditions such as cataracts and tackle debilitating diseases, many of which cause sight loss. To do this, we work with governments and local, national and international partners to carry out eye operations and distribute treatments where they’re needed.
How we protect sight - Sightsavers
At Sightsavers, we prevent blindness among some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Learn how our vital work fights sight loss in Africa and Asia.
Help prevent blindness and protect sight | Sightsavers
Sightsavers is helping distribute medicines to treat painful diseases which can ultimately lead to sight loss, such as trachoma and river blindness. We also help provide access to sight-saving operations for eye conditions including cataracts.
About us | Equal World campaign | Sightsavers
How we’re taking action on disability rights. We gather signatures from thousands of people around the world to influence policymakers and call for global action on disability rights; We collaborate with disability organisations to ensure people with disabilities are represented and involved in the decisions that affect their lives; We work at …
The history of Sightsavers - how we began | Sightsavers
Sightsavers was founded by Sir John Wilson in 1950. Since then, we’ve helped to change millions of lives worldwide. Learn about the history of Sightsavers.
The history of Sightsavers
British children’s TV programme Blue Peter launches its ‘Sight Saver’ appeal, raising more than £2 million for eye care across Africa. The Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind subsequently adopts the title Sightsavers.
Ways you can help Sightsavers | Fundraising and donations
Your donation could help protect 150 families from losing their sight to river blindness. Your donation could help pay for cataract operations to give sight to two adults. Your donation could help pay for a sight-restoring cataract operation for a child.
Equal World: Our campaign for disability rights | Sightsavers
One billion people with disabilities face discrimination and are denied their human rights on a daily basis. Join Sightsavers' campaign to help change this.
How we’re run - Sightsavers
Your donations have enabled us, during our history, to distribute 667 million treatments to protect against river blindness, provide 9.2 million sight-restoring cataract operations, and support more than 342,000 people with disabilities to live independently.