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In a village in Mozambique, two people in blue polo shirts hold clipboards and talk to members of the local community.

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We spoke to Dominic Haslam, Sightsavers’ director of policy and programme strategy, about the launch of our second Inclusive Data Charter Action Plan and how it reaffirms our commitment to inclusive data.

Sightsavers, November 2023

Sightsavers Nigeria country director, Dr Sunday Isiyaku.

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Dr Sunday Isiyaku, Sightsavers’ country director for Nigeria, shared his experience of working on UK aid funded programmes and the impact of the recent aid cuts on disability-inclusive programmes.

October 2023

John Chiti smiles while wearing sunglasses.

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The film ‘Can You See Us?’ is based on the life of John Chiti, who is a Zambian albinism rights campaigner and Sightsavers’ ambassador for the African Disability Protocol campaign.

September 2023

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The Promise in Peril campaign culminated at the SDG summit with a declaration reaffirming commitments to achieving the global goals that explicitly references disability rights.

September 2023

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As learners with disabilities are disproportionately affected by global crises such as climate change, we're urging governments to build more resilient education systems for everyone.

Mariana Rudge, September 2023

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Five years since the creation of the Inclusive Data Charter, we’re updating our goals and commitments on inclusive data. So what are our key learnings?

Tichafara Chisaka, July 2023

Joy Shu’aibu, Sightsavers’ director of programme operations in Nigeria.

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The conference, taking place in Kigali on 17-20 July 2023, is one of the world’s largest multi-sector events to advance gender equality.

July 2023

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In my years as a disability advocate, I’ve learned that getting angry needs to be accompanied by getting active. We wanted to advise organisations on how to do better to include women and girls with disabilities.

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, July 2023

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Sightsavers’ Joseph Mensah shares four key learnings from a SBC programme in Ghana that aims to reduce stigma around disability, and how they'll inform our future SBC work.

Joseph Mensah, June 2023

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Sightsavers’ Cathy Stephen shares what we've learned from embedding inclusive, accessible social behaviour change processes in some of our recent projects in East and West Africa.

Cathy Stephen, June 2023

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Disability and inclusion

Lifting the rock on inclusive data: Sightsavers and the Inclusive Data Charter

Sightsavers presents evidence at UK aid inquiry

Sightsavers campaign ambassador inspires Netflix film about albinism

Sightsavers campaign sends message to world leaders at UN summit

How inclusive education can create a more equal and sustainable future

Inclusive data and Sightsavers: an ongoing journey

Sightsavers to call for action on disability rights at Women Deliver Conference

First anger, then action: why you should sign the Feminist Accessibility Protocol

Social behaviour change: a game-changer to reduce stigma

Inclusive, accessible social behaviour change: what it is and how to do it

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all