Education resources

We want to ensure children with disabilities have the best start in life and can go to school alongside their peers.

We work with local and national partners to promote inclusive, quality education, giving all children the chance to go to school. Through our learning, and our work with our partners and communities, we have published the reports, guides and videos below.

Videos

Inclusive education in Senegal

This video of our pilot project in Senegal shows children with and without disabilities learning together in mainstream schools. This project was funded by Irish Aid. Images from the documentary ‘Agora braille’, directed by Mame Woury Thioubou. © 2016 www.dynamoproduction.fr
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Reports and guides

A young girl sitting on the ground outside.

Education / Reports /

This leaflet provides an overview of our education work which promotes inclusive, lifelong learning opportunities for all children, leaving no child behind.

Three young children huddle together at an inclusive school in Zambia. Behind them on the wall are the vowels A, E, I, O, U.

Education / Reports /

This document outlines Sightsavers’ strategic direction in education. It sets out our goals, objectives, and the system-strengthening approach that will enable us to achieve them.

Student Ariane smiles at her desk while wearing her new glasses.

Education / Reports /

To ensure every child has access to quality education, this policy briefing recommends all stakeholders work together to reform education systems.

Illustration of children with disabilities playing outside of a prre-school in Malawi.

Education / Reports /

A course designed for caregivers on the inclusion of young children with disabilities in community-based childhood care centres in Malawi.

Young school pupils run in the playground, while smiling happily.

Education / Reports /

The purpose of this training pack is to develop the capacity of teachers to make their schools and classrooms more inclusive for children with disabilities.

Education / Reports /

This guide identifies ways in which children with visual impairments (children who are blind and children with low vision) can be included in mainstream schools in sub-Saharan Africa.

An illustration of a man and boy with albinism in a canoe.

Education / Reports /

A guide for teachers and parents of children with albinism, in English and French.

Learn how we’re supporting children to learn

Inclusive education

Blogs on inclusive education

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

At the CIES conference, there were many examples of innovative uses of digital technology, but strategies for reaching children with disabilities were rarely discussed.

Veronica Stapleton, April 2025

Portrait pictures of Sightsavers' researchers.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Dr Steven Kaindaneh and Dr Julia de Kadt explain how our new research puts children with disabilities at the centre of efforts to combat gender-based violence.

Sightsavers, December 2024

Twelve-year-old Arthur smiles as he stands next to his teacher, Mr Thompson. They stand in front of a chalk board in a classroom.

Blogs / Eye health /

In line with World Sight Day’s focus on child eye health, our experts reveal why eye screenings in schools are boosting students’ academic performance.

Sightsavers, September 2024

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Collaborating with disability groups has earned the Inclusive Futures consortium a Zero Project Award in 2024.

Johannes Trimmel, February 2024

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

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

Blogs / Education /

How an evaluation tool to assess children’s development has been adapted for young children with disabilities in Kenya.

Veronica Stapleton, February 2023

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Education resources

We want to ensure children with disabilities have the best start in life and can go to school alongside their peers.

Videos

Inclusive education in Senegal

Reports and guides

A quick guide to Sightsavers’ inclusive education work

Sightsavers inclusive education strategy: championing every child’s right to education

Promoting inclusive education for girls and boys with disabilities in West and Central Africa policy brief summary

Training flipchart for the inclusion of children with disabilities in pre-schools in Malawi

Inclusive education for children with disabilities: teacher training pack

Inclusive teaching and learning for children with visual impairments

Albinism guide

Learn how we’re supporting children to learn

Blogs on inclusive education

To achieve quality education for all, disability inclusion is critical

Making schools safer for children with disabilities

Child eye health is key to wellbeing and accessing education

The key to inclusive education is engaging organisations of people with disabilities

How inclusive education can create a more equal and sustainable future

Making assessments more accessible for children with disabilities

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all