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Become an eye health partner

As an eye health professional, you are uniquely placed to help Sightsavers protect sight worldwide. Join us and make a lasting difference.

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Worldwide, 2.2 billion people have a visual impairment, but almost half of this is preventable or treatable.

Sightsavers works in more than 30 countries to treat eye conditions such as cataracts and debilitating eye diseases. We want everybody to be able to get eye treatment when they need it, regardless of who they are or where they live.

Since our work began in 1950, we’ve helped to carry out 11.8 million sight-saving operations and screened more than 216 million people for eye conditions.

But to continue our vital work, we need your support.

As an eye health professional, you have a unique insight into the challenges of saving sight. By partnering with Sightsavers, you can make a difference, one operation, examination and treatment at a time.

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Our vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes.

Learn about our work

How can I get involved?

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Donations per purchase

Consider a donate-as-you-purchase scheme in your stores. For each product sold, you pledge to give a small percentage to Sightsavers.
Email us to learn more

Fundraise for us

If you'd like to raise money at work, we have plenty of ideas, from hosting an office bake sale to running a 10k with colleagues.
Charity fundraising ideas

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Be a corporate partner

Larger organisations: consider signing up as an official corporate partner. Your support can have big benefits for your business.
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As well as donating, there are plenty of other ways to support us

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World Sight Day

Take part in our World Sight Day campaign each October. For info or to join our mailing list, email [email protected].
About World Sight Day

Join us on social media

Help us raise awareness by sharing our inspiring content on your own social media channels.
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Tell others!

Spread the word about our work and the importance of saving sight. The further our message spreads, the more people we can reach – and the more lives we can change.

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Why support Sightsavers?

As a Sightsavers eye health partner, you can help us achieve amazing things while carrying out your own important eye health work.

By supporting us to raise funds and awareness, you’re showing your customers, patients and your local community just how much eye health means to you as an optical professional.

When you become an eye health partner, you’ll receive the following benefits:

  • Publicity: your company name will be added to our list of eye health partners
  • Promotion: news of our partnership with your company will be shared on our social media channels
  • Insight: you’ll be the first to hear about any of our eye health campaigns, including World Sight Day
  • Impact: Our team will send you eye health case studies from around the world every quarter to show the impact of your support
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Our accolades

We’re delighted to be recognised for our work, and hope it helps our partners feel confident that we’re spending our funds wisely.

Our latest awards

To get involved in our mission to protect sight, contact us:
James Lwanda: +44 (0)1444 718109
Rob King:
+44 (0)1444 446676
Email [email protected]

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Ophthalmic clinical officer Alinafe Zaina examining Christian’s eyes at Mercy Mchacha clinic in southern Malawi.

See how we’re tackling avoidable blindness worldwide

Our refractive error strategy (pdf)

Our eye health partners

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