News / Social inclusion /

At 21 years of age, Sudama was given the opportunity to become a one-day District Collector of Katni, Madhya Pradesh on International Women’s Day.

March 2022

News / Social inclusion /

Sightsavers India in collaboration with National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCEPDP) organised a national consultation ahead of Global Disability Summit (GDS) scheduled for 16th and 17th February.

January 2022

News / Social inclusion /

As part of its Social Inclusion Programme, Sightsavers India initiated a campaign on ‘Vaccine Equity for people with Disabilities’ in its eight operational states.

January 2022

Blogs / Eye health /

Sightsavers India Fellow, 2019-2021 gets candid as he completes his fellowship journey. Here’s a tete-a-tete with the ophthalmologist on eye health in rural India, the pandemic and his overall fellowship journey.

Dr Anoop Kumar Singh, December 2021

News / Social inclusion /

Sightsavers India, a development organisation that has been protecting sight and fighting for disability rights launched “Employability Campaign for Persons with Disabilities” in Jharkhand.

November 2021

Stories / Eye health /

Shanti Devi, 65 years old widow, in the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

News / Inclusive education /

Amid a pandemic that engulfed almost the entire world and a lockdown, it became extremely difficult to manage the learning needs of blind and visually impaired children.

November 2021

Stories / Eye health /

Fifty-nine-year-old Gaya Bai from Katni manages her household expenses from the meagre pension of her retired Police constable husband.

Stories / Eye health /

Sixty year old named Kodu lives with his wife in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh.

News / Eye health /

Sightsavers with the support of SBI Capital Markets Limited - one of India's leading investment banks, as a part of its CSR programme under healthcare set up three mobile vision centres to strengthen the primary eye care services in the cities of Chennai, Kolkata, and Pune under its National Urban Eye Health Programme – Amrita Drishti.

September 2021

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Judo Champion, Sudama, becomes Collector for a Day in Katni

Sightsavers and NCPEDP organise a national consultation ahead of Global Disability Summit

Sightsavers promoting social inclusion of people with disabilities through its vaccine equity drive

“The Sightsavers India Fellowship Program takes keen interest in a fellow’s growth,” Dr Anoop Kumar Singh, Sightsavers India Fellow, 2019 – 2021

Sightsavers India and JSLPS organise an inclusive employment campaign for people with disabilities

Shanti Devi's story

Sightsavers with the support of HCL and the Rajasthan state government making education accessible for children with visual impairment

Gaya Bai’s Story

Kodu’s Story

Sightsavers and SBI Capital Markets Limited join hands to prevent avoidable blindness in the cities of Chennai, Pune & Kolkata

Protecting sight and promoting disability inclusion