How Sightsavers is run

Our chief executive is fond of saying that Sightsavers’ ultimate goal is for us all to be out of a job.

That means we want to achieve our aims so spectacularly that the organisation is no longer needed.

We can only get there thanks to the continued generosity of our loyal staff, partners and supporters. In return, we aim to be as transparent and accountable as possible so you can be sure your money is being used wisely.

To help Sightsavers achieve its aims, we have published thematic strategies covering the areas in which we work, explaining our approach and how we plan to achieve our goals. Read our strategy documents

Sightsavers is governed by boards in nine countries.

Each of the boards is responsible for maintaining a high standard of corporate governance, overseeing everything we do and making sure the organisation stays on track, spends money wisely and achieves its goals.

Find out more about our global board and those in the US, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Nigeria, Norway, Sweden and Zambia.

We also have a global management team that consists of 15 people drawn from across the organisation, including regional directors and senior staff.

This management team oversees many of Sightsavers’ day-to-day operational matters, to make sure we’re working as efficiently as possible.

To achieve our goals, we depend on our supporters and donors, who provide us with funding, and our partners, with whom we design and implement our programmes.

Through building strong relationships with these stakeholders, we are able to change people’s lives in the countries in which we work. We believe we need to be accountable to our stakeholders if we are to maintain their trust and support: to achieve this, we openly share information about our performance, our organisation and our policies.

Sightsavers has been a member of Accountable Now (formerly the INGO Accountability Charter) since 2011.

We continue to support the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact Communication on Engagement, covering human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Read our statement