Stories / Social inclusion /

Savita is 24 years old and has orthopaedic disability. She comes from a remote village in Chhattisgarh, India.

Stories / Social inclusion /

Aparna* lives in a quaint little village of Bikaner with her parents, two brothers and one sister in-law.

Stories / Social inclusion /

Nomesh hails from Raipur district in Chhattisgarh, India. He has sickle cell disease (an inherited red blood cell disorder in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body).

Stories / Social inclusion /

Shiva is 28 years old and has orthopaedic disability. He comes from a small village in Gaya district of Bihar.

Stories / Social inclusion /

Pratima from Jabalpur had low vision since birth.

Stories / Social inclusion /

35-year-old Savitri Devi from Rajgir, Bihar has orthopaedic disability.

Stories / Social inclusion /

19-year-old Sarita is visually impaired and belongs to Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh.

Reports / Social inclusion /

Gender and disability: A perspective from India

News / Social inclusion /

Second Visit to Brussels by DPOs supported by Sightsavers

July 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

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.

Savita's story

Aparna's story

Nomesh's story

Shiva's story

Pratima's story

Savitri's story

Sarita's story

Gender and disability: A perspective from India

Second Visit to Brussels by DPOs supported by Sightsavers

Petition urges UN members to put disability laws into action

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.

Social inclusion

Protecting sight and promoting disability inclusion