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We’ve won an award for our work on disability data disaggregation in India!

About 600 delegates from all the key organisation and Hospitals engaged in Eye Care were present during the Conference. More than 10 papers were presented.

June 2016
Sightsavers 50 Years in India
News / Eye health /

Sightsavers Completes 50 years of Operations in India

Sightsavers, a development organisation that works to prevent avoidable blindness, restore sight and advocate for social inclusion and equal rights for people with disabilities recently completed their 50 years of operations in India.

February 2016
Blind Self Defence
News / Inclusive education /

Self-defence Training for Visually Impaired Girls in Bhopal!

A 10 day self - defence training programme ‘Sashakta Netra’ for visually impaired girls...

December 2014
World Disability Day
News / Events /

Commemoration of International Day for Persons with Disabilities Must Go Beyond Rituals

Today is the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. It is one of the many days we observe throughout the year to show our commitment to various social development issues.

December 2014
Blindness
Stories / Inclusive education /

Ramratan's story

Ten year-old Ramratan Mandi from West Bengal would have drifted into oblivion had it not been for the Sightsavers’ education project.

A self-confident Safiya
Stories / Inclusive education /

Safiya's story

Safiya is 44 years old, has always suffered from blindness, and has been totally dependant on her mother to do even the simplest of tasks.

eye health
Stories / Inclusive education /

Shrushti's Story

Nine-year-old student Shrushti Anantkumar found herself struggling to read the blackboard. An eye check confirmed disastrous news.

'Picking up fast!'
Stories / Inclusive education /

Sudharani's story

Sudharani is 14 years old, and lives in Gulbarga, Karnataka, with her parents, and six-year-old brother, Nagesh

'Brihaspati overcomes low vision'
Stories / Inclusive education /

Brihaspati's story

Brihaspati's problem with vision became evident in class two when he started struggling with reading and writing, and his performance dropped.

'Now I am very happy with my life.'
Stories / Social inclusion /

Anam's story

It was very difficult living with blindness but Anam didn’t lose hope and continued with his studies at the blind school until he graduated in 1991.

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