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News / Fundraising /

Ruckus Night 3.0 Stand up for Sight

June 2019

News / Campaigns /

Shri Amitabh Bachchan is the face of a new campaign in Uttar Pradesh that is expected to reach tens of millions of Indians with a simple ask: go and get your vision checked.

June 2019

News / Social inclusion /

On Monday 10th June, Sightsavers India is launching a petition calling for disability rights to be upheld by the United Nations and its member states.

June 2019

News / India Fellowship Program /

Sightsavers unveiled its India Fellowship Program today. The India Fellowship Program is a first of its kind initiative that will identify up to 10 promising young ophthalmologists from all over the country.

May 2019

News / Social inclusion /

Sightsavers India is playing a pivotal role in this initiative to ensure people with disability are not left behind to exercise their voting rights.

May 2019

A man handing laptop to a boy with dark glasses on.

News / Inclusive education /

A Model Resource Centre for Children with Disabilities provided seven children with disabilities with a laptop and a mobile phone each.

January 2019

Three men stand on stage, accepting an award from another man.

News / Eye health /

There were 45 shortlisted projects in the prominent ICC Social Impact Award and Sightsavers India came out victorious in the Health Domain category.

January 2019

People stand in front of a sign that says: European Day of Persons with Disabilities.

News / Social inclusion /

The visit was a part of the project ‘Building Partnerships for Sustainable Development Goals- Empowering Disabled People’s Organisations'.

December 2018

News / Social inclusion /

The just concluded assembly elections in Chhattisgarh witnessed close to 74% voter turnout. What we witnessed was also a wave of ‘accessible elections’.

December 2018

News / Eye health /

Kabir Bedi, the Brand Ambassador of Sightsavers India, visited the eye screening camp in Bhiwandi on the successful completion of its one year.

December 2018

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News

Ruckus Night 3.0 Stand up for Sight

Amitabh Bachchan launches SEE NOW campaign to help end avoidable blindness

Petition urges UN members to put disability laws into action

Sightsavers India launches its new endeavour: India Fellowship Program 2019

Accessible Elections

Children with Disabilities get a Resource Centre to Learn

Sightsavers India bags the prestigious ICC Social Impact award felicitated by Indian Chamber of Commerce

DPO Members supported by Sightsavers India take part in ‘European Disability and Development Week’ in Brussels

Sightsavers India takes a step forward in making elections inclusive with participation of people with disabilities

Sightsavers Honorary Brand Ambassador Kabir Bedi encourages truck drivers to get their eyes tested

Protecting sight and fighting for disability rights