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Research

We aim to become more evidence-based in our approach, both in designing our programmes and supporting our policy engagement initiatives.

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To make an impactful change in policies, we have to ensure we provide adequate evidence, research and policy documentation illustrating that the issues we are concerned with require consideration.

Our policy and research work is based broadly around our four strategic priorities: also known as our change themes. These are health, education, social inclusion and community development.

Our research strategy sets out four objectives:

  • Keep up to date with the existing body of evidence and ensure its effective use in our programmes and advocacy
  • Conduct high quality research to generate new evidence to address global knowledge gaps and our operational challenges
  • Build organisational capacity and effective partnerships to generate, understand and use research evidence
  • Ensure effective dissemination of research findings within and outside the organisation
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Research centre

Gathering and disseminating sound research evidence is the best way to ensure our programmes are effective in achieving their goals and meeting the needs of the people they are designed to serve.

Sightsavers Reports
Reports / Eye health /

Reflections from Urban Eye Health Programme, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh (UP), India's most densely populated state with over 235.6 million residents in 2023

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News / Eye health /

Effectiveness of Ready2Clip Spectacles among Truck Drivers; Findings from National Truckers Eye Health Programme

Effectiveness of Ready2Clip Spectacles among Truck Drivers; Findings from National Truckers Eye Health Programme

September 2022
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News / Eye health /

Eyes on the Highway: RAAHI National Truckers’ Eye Health Programme-Learnings and Reflections

Approximately 1.3 million people die in road accidents globally and one out of ten people killed in road accidents is from India.

September 2022
Sightsavers Reports
Reports / Social inclusion /

Knowledge product building partnership project supported by the European Union

Knowledge product building partnership project supported by the European Union

Sightsavers Reports
Reports / Social inclusion /

Neglected and Forgotten: Women with disabilities during the COVID crisis in India

Sightsavers and the Rising Flame initiated a research to respond to the urgent needs of women with disabilities in India during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sightsavers Reports
Reports / Social inclusion /

Gender and disability: A perspective from India

Gender and disability: A perspective from India

Sightsavers Reports
Reports / Eye health /

Demand for and provision of eye care services in slum populations in Jaipur, India

The overall aim of this study is to better understand the demand for and provision of eye care services in the city of Jaipur, with a specific focus on urban slum-dwelling communities.

Sightsavers Reports
Reports / Eye health /

Saving sight, changing lives

Approximately 10 per cent of our urban population is homeless, while 5 per cent of all urban slums are not recognised by the government.

Sightsavers Reports
Reports / Social inclusion /

Voicing concerns

Children with disabilities are less likely to be in school, disabled adults are more likely to be unemployed, and families with a disabled member are often worse off than average.

Sightsavers Reports
Reports / Eye health /

Eye care in India: A Situation Analysis

The primary objective of this situational analysis document is to comprehensively explore several aspects of blindness and vision impairment in India.

Protecting sight and promoting disability inclusion

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