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A wide shot of the rural landscape in Nasir, South Sudan. The fields are very wet and the grass is a lush green.

Stories / Eye health /

Trachoma, a painful eye disease, can be easily treated with antibiotics. But the challenge is reaching the people who need treatment, particularly if they live in remote areas such as Nadir in South Sudan.

Jacob and Moses outside their village in Nigeria.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Meet Jacob and Moses, who are working together to protect their community from diseases such as river blindness.

A sightsavers 4x4 crosses a rickety bridge over a river in River Sess County, Liberia.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Lincoln Gankpala, from the Liberian Ministry of Health, shares his experience of treating river blindness before, during and after the devastating Ebola outbreak that claimed thousands of lives.

An eye health team on motorbikes travel across a dusty remote landscape dotted with trees and huts.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers’ Jo Howard travels across rural Tanzania with an eye health team to see how far they must go to treat trachoma in the most remote communities.

Aluna, Mayasa and Bibi in front of their mud house

Stories / Eye health /

This Mother's Day we wanted to share the story of two mothers, Aluna and Mayasa, from a remote community in Tanzania.

Two young girls sitting together and smiling.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

One day Seynabou heard a visiting teacher talk about an inclusive school for children with disabilities, and she jumped at the chance to go.

A woman in a pink headscarf smiling at the camera.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

“I met so many children with disabilities who were not going to school and there was no institution to welcome them. So I started fighting for that aim.”

Mbathio attends school in Dakar.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

We first met Mbathio in 2015 at an inclusive school in Dakar, Senegal. Read her story and find out how she’s getting on four years later.

Ndong Jean Faustin stands with crutches.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

In Cameroon there are laws protecting the rights of people with disabilities, including the right to vote. Yet many still struggle to access the ballot box.

Michel Fozeu sits at a table wearing headphones and speaking into a microphone.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

“The message we want to give through this radio show is that people with disabilities in Cameroon are able to take part in the electoral process.”

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