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Sightsavers’ Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame re-elected to UN disability committee
Gertrude, who was nominated by the government of Ghana, was elected alongside five other women and will serve on the committee until 2026.
Who is Hussain fundraises for Sightsavers at half-marathon
The charitable foundation is raising £35,000 for Sightsavers’ work in Pakistan through its Sprint for Sight campaign.
WHO guide aims to help countries tackle global eye care crisis
The guide provides a framework and technical tools to help countries prioritise eye health issues and deliver high-quality, inclusive eye care services.
Sightsavers and International Disability Alliance join in $1 million partnership
The unrestricted grant will help to advance disability rights worldwide, enabling the IDA to increase its advocacy work, provide technical assistance and support people with disabilities.
Sightsavers celebrates partnership anniversary with Spectrum Markets
Spectrum Markets has been supporting Sightsavers’ childhood blindness project in Nigeria, helping to screen children for vision impairments and provide treatment.
Sightsavers publishes new eye health research in partnership with RSTMH
The research supplement highlights how non-governmental organisations such as Sightsavers can generate high-quality evidence through their programmes.
Sightsavers films win gold and bronze awards at charity film gala
Two Sightsavers films about inclusive education and trachoma have won awards at the fifth Charity Film Awards, which celebrate the best films in the sector.
Sightsavers partnership aims to research the impact of climate change on NTDs
Sightsavers and the Walker Institute will explore different climate change scenarios to predict areas that will be most affected by neglected tropical diseases in the future.
Sightsavers’ deworming work receives extra funding to reach millions of children
Charity evaluator GiveWell has provided a further US$7.8 million to fight intestinal worms and schistosomiasis in Nigeria and Cameroon.
Sightsavers and partners launch US$6 million inclusion and labour rights programme
The Global Labor Program, part of the Inclusive Futures initiative, aims to increase the inclusion of people with disabilities and improve labour rights at two large Kenyan companies.
