Research

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

People riding a motorbike in Madhya Pradesh.

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

Reports / Eye health /

RARE assessed uncorrected refractive errors (URE) and was conducted among 15- to 49-year-olds in Kasganj, UP, India.

Reports / Social inclusion /

Sightsavers India has developed a results framework for their social inclusion project, which includes objectives and outcomes towards the economic empowerment of persons with disabilities.

Reports / Eye health /

Sightsavers India and Allergan launched a community-based glaucoma screening program

Reports / Inclusive education /

Sightsavers India implemented ‘Project Sambalam – Inclusive education for CVI.

Reports / Eye health /

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

News / Eye health /

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

September 2022

News / Eye health /

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

Reports / Social inclusion /

Knowledge product building partnership project supported by the European Union

Reports / Social inclusion /

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.

Reports / Social inclusion /

Gender and disability: A perspective from India

We work to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.

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

Research

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

Rapid Assessments of Refractive Errors (RARE) in Kasganj District, Uttar Pradesh

Insights from a Household Survey – Social Inclusion Programme

Keep Sight India: Formative Behavioural Analysis Insights in the Glaucoma Project from Ganjam, Odisha

Learning Assessment of Children with Visual Impairment and Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Teachers under Sambalam Project

Reflections from Urban Eye Health Programme, Uttar Pradesh

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

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

Knowledge product building partnership project supported by the European Union

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

Gender and disability: A perspective from India

Protecting sight and promoting disability inclusion

We work to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.

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

Research

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

Research centre

Protecting sight and promoting disability inclusion