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This festive season, choose a meaningful gift for your loved one and support our work.

We start with sight, but we don’t stop there

In the past 75 years, Sightsavers has achieved amazing things. We work in more than 30 countries in Africa and Asia to train health workers, provide eye operations, support people with disabilities, improve women’s health and more. But we need your help.

Find out what we do

How can I get involved?

Celebrate our latest milestone

Sightsavers has helped to deliver two billion treatments for infectious diseases.
Explore where we work

Since our programmes began, we’ve expanded our work across Africa and Asia.
Learn about our co-founders

In 1950, Sir John and Lady Jean founded Sightsavers to end avoidable blindness.

Together we’re making a difference

A female optometrist uses an ophthalmoscope to examine a man's eyes.

About Sightsavers

Our mission is to prevent avoidable blindness, fight disease and ensure everyone can earn, learn and thrive.

Campaigning

We campaign for disability rights and inclusion so everyone can participate equally in society.

James cheers while running the 2025 London Marathon. He's wearing a Sightsavers running vest with his name on the front.

Fundraising

Our donors and fundraisers really do change lives. There are plenty of ways you can support us.

Where will my money go?

92% of donations, including donated supplies, go to our vital charity work, and 8% help us grow awareness and our funding.
Learn how we spend our money

See our work in action

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Meet three disability inclusion champions: See how our projects are changing the world.

Explore the history of trachoma: Learn about the disease that affects millions.

Visit our rural surgery camp: Take a virtual tour of our operating theatre where miracles happen.

Sightsavers Inc is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation.
Contributions to Sightsavers Inc are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Learn more about tax-deductible donations