Blogs

Rural Eye Health – An impact waiting to be achieved

India is home to the largest population of blind people in the world. Over 12 million people in India are blind, of which nearly 88% of the blindness was unavoidable.

Making education inclusive and accessible for blind children amidst lockdown

The tele-education model ensured inclusive learning even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

RN Mohanty, August 2020

“My dreams have wings now”: the impact of India’s SDG scorecard project

As part of the SDGs implementation project in India, an innovative disability inclusion scorecard was created that has led to remarkable results.

Namrata Mehta, July 2020

A Clear View: Life of an Ophthalmologist

Poor eyesight, blurred vision, and frequent eye infections are common problems we all have to face at some point or the other.

Dr Sandeep Bhuttan, April 2020

Improving eye health and saving lives in India

There are at least nine million truck drivers in India… or there could be 12 million… no-one quite knows.

Sir Clive Jones, March 2020
People with disability showing the voting mark on their fingers.

Charting the road to accessible elections

On National Voters Day, let us revisit how the largest democracy in the world is moving towards making elections inclusive.

RN Mohanty, January 2019
education ngo in india

Why NGOs working for education and Government Partnership is crucial for Quality Education

NGOs working for child education are trying their best to strengthen the education system in India & raise awareness about the importance of education NGO in India.

Sighstavers India, October 2018
A collage of photos from Sightsavers work.

A thank you note from the CEO

Since 1966 we have been striving to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people who are irreversibly blind or disabled lead a life of independence.

RN Mohanty, October 2018

Food for Eyes

How often have we been randomly advised to have a fair amount of vegetables for better eyesight? But is that going to be sufficient for maintaining healthy eyes? Let’s find out!

Ritika Rastogi, July 2018
A group of men celebrating.

India has come a long way in enabling opportunities for the visually impaired

It was in 1981, International Year of the Disabled People, that India celebrated and acknowledged globally developing a roadmap for the disabled.

RN Mohanty, July 2018
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