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You can save a child’s sight

We urgently need your support today to protect children from blindness.

Children in some of the world’s poorest countries are at risk of losing their sight, and they need your help.

11-month-old Chimwemwe had cataracts in both eyes. If they are not treated soon, it could be too late for his sight to be properly restored. But his family can’t access the surgery he needs without help.

Nine-year-old Archana had cataracts. She longed to gaze into her mother’s eyes, and dreamed of reading her school books without squinting, holding the pages inches from her face.

A devastating infection called trachoma is causing unimaginable pain for children like 11-year-old Nananga. His eyelashes had turned inwards and scratched his eyes, blink after blink.

For more than 70 years, Sightsavers has been working tirelessly to stop children like Nananga and Archana from going blind. We help children and families in some of the world’s poorest countries. But we urgently need your support.

Your gift today will make a difference

For every £1 we receive, including donated supplies, 91p goes to our life-changing charity work. The rest increases awareness of Sightsavers and helps us raise more vital funds.

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A devastating eye disease called trachoma had turned Nananga's lashes inward. They ripped away at his eyes with every blink.
A young girl in school uniform looks at a group of friends playing, also in school uniform, from a wall.
Nine-year-old Archana had cataracts. She longed to read, learn and play with her classmates, but blindness left her isolated.
Archana is wearing protective glasses and happily chasing bubbles.
You can make wishes come true for more children like Archana. Following an operation, she can see clearly and play with her friends.
Mwiza sits outside his home, covering his eyes with his hand.
Eight-year-old Mwiza suffered from an eye disease called trachoma. He lived in perpetual pain and shielded his eyes from the bright sun.
Mwiza showing significant improvement and ready to start school after receiving treatment a year and half ago.
Your gift means more children like Mwiza can receive urgent treatment. Now, he can see without pain and finish school.

Save a child’s sight

Please donate to Sightsavers and help provide the vital treatments these children desperately need. Your donation could help us distribute medicine to stop blinding diseases, or it could provide children with life-changing operations.

Your contribution is more than just a donation. Your gift can relive pain, give the miracle of sight and allow children the joy of seeing their family’s faces once more.

Please take a moment today to fulfil a child’s wish, before it’s too late.

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1.7 billion
people protected against trachoma by donors like you!

Donate today and help save a child’s sight

Online

Donating on our website is flexible, cost-effective, and helps reduce your environmental impact. You can give using our secure online form.

By phone

If you'd like to donate by phone, call our team on 0800 089 2020. Our lines are open seven days a week from 8am until 10pm UK time.

By post

If you would like to send a cheque, please post it to: Sightsavers, Bumpers Way, Bumpers Farm, Chippenham, SN14 6NG.

Frequently asked questions

Sightsavers works in more than 30 countries to prevent avoidable blindness and protect the sight of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.

Since our work began, we’ve helped to carry out more than 11 million sight-saving operations, and we’ve given out 1.7 billion treatments for diseases that can cause blindness.

Learn about Sightsavers
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Sightsavers’ programmes began in Africa in the 1950s, and we now work in more than 30 countries. See where we work

Trachoma is a painful eye disease, and the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness.

If it’s not treated, the infection scars the eyelid and pulls the lashes inward so they scratch against the eye. This makes blinking so painful that some people resort to pulling out their eyelashes with tweezers to ease the pain.

Learn more about trachoma
Dr Ndalela examines a child's eyes for signs of trachoma.

Your donation could help pay for a health worker like Mr Ndalela to check children for trachoma.

Cataracts are one of the most common causes of sight loss in children. They can sometimes be present from birth, or they can form during childhood because of an illness or injury.

Worldwide, there are thought to be 184,000 children who have lost their sight because of cataracts, even though an operation to treat them only takes about one hour.

Learn about childhood cataracts

Your donation could train a surgeon to provide sight-saving operations.

We are incredibly grateful for any amount you choose to donate. By giving a monthly gift, we can plan ahead with confidence, combine smaller donations to increase their overall impact, and commit to ambitious projects to help even more people.

Even a small monthly gift can make a huge difference to vulnerable people at risk of blindness. For example, if you and a friend both pledged £2 a month to Sightsavers, in a year that would be enough to pay for a sight-saving operation for someone with cataracts.

Yes! We understand that times are challenging, and we are committed to ethical and responsible fundraising. If you need to update your monthly donation, please call our friendly team on 01444 446 600. Our phone lines are open seven days a week from 8am to 10pm.

For more information about our commitment to you, please read our supporter promise.

From every donation to Sightsavers, including donated medical supplies, 91 per cent goes to our vital charity work. The remainder is used to grow awareness of what we do, and to help us raise more vital funds so our life-changing projects can continue.

We make sure our funds go as far as possible. Each year, we publish a full annual report and financial statement, which provides more detailed information about where your money goes.

Today, your kindness can save a child’s sight

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