Sightsavers India also known as Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind has been once more certified as Great Place to Work-Certified™ from June 2020 until May 2021.
Sightsavers India recognised as one of India’s Best NGOs to Work for in 2020
Preventing blindness increases access to education, employment and prosperity, and enables greater participation in civil, social and political life.
Sightsavers’ vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where people with visual impairments can participate equally in society.
Preeti* from Chittaurgarh is 20 years old and has orthopaedic disability. At five years of age, Preeti met with an accident in which she lost one of her legs.
“To protect people from the pandemic, I, along with my SHG members decided to tailor masks and distribute in the community, and educate people about wearing masks, practice social distancing and handwashing,” says Srinu.
Savita is 24 years old and has orthopaedic disability. She comes from a remote village in Chhattisgarh, India.
Sightsavers India wins the India Edition of the Mahatma Award for Social Good 2019
There were 45 shortlisted projects in the prominent ICC Social Impact Award and Sightsavers India came out victorious in the Health Domain category.
At a power packed ceremony at the HCL campus in Delhi-NCR, Sightsavers received the HCL award of 5 Crore INR for the extensive work on Inclusive Education.