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Department of Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD), Government of Odisha has signed an MoU with Sightsavers to promote socio-economic development of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and inclusive eye health services for the economically weaker sections in 13 districts of Odisha.

July 2018

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Hailing from Rajapur, 20-year-old Pushpalata received skill development training from the Rural Self Employment Training Institute.

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Blind since birth, 20-year-old Bajrang was unable to build confidence until he started receiving training on daily living skills.

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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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30-year-old Ram Lal suffered from locomotive disorder since birth, but Sightsavers provided him with the opportunity to train as an organic farmer.

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I don’t believe that there exist ‘disabled people’ on earth

Shashwat Seth, January 2018

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

RN Mohanty, July 2017

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Janki Goud, a resident of Kurre, Pipariya in Jabalpur District, Madhya Pradesh could have never imagined giving flight to her dreams and stepping out of her village, let alone the country...

June 2017

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Properly understood, reliable data is central to delivering equitable development. This is core to the way Sightsavers tries to carry out its mission to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with disabilities to be fully included within their communities and to equally benefit from their country’s national development process.

January 2017

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A social inclusion programme in her district motivated Archana to learn about her rights and entitlements to become the kind of leader we all need.

We work to eliminate avoidable blindness and help bring about equality for people with disabilities.

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Sightsavers signs an MoU with SSEPD, Government of Odisha

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We work to eliminate avoidable blindness and help bring about equality for people with disabilities.

Find out how your support can make a huge difference and change lives.

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