Blogs / Inclusive education /

Louis Braille not only invented a script for the blind but created a global awakening about the potentialities of the blind and the disabled community.

Ketan Kothari, January 2018

Stories / Inclusive education /

Visually impaired since birth, 10-year-old Kiran could have never imagined stepping out of her home until regular counselling was given to her parents.

Stories / Inclusive education /

Hira had to face many challenges in her childhood but found freedom from illiteracy through a Sightsavers Inclusive Education Project.

Blogs / Social inclusion /

It was in 1981, International Year of the Disabled People ‘IYDP’, that India celebrated and acknowledged globally developing a roadmap for the disabled.

RN Mohanty, July 2017

News / Social inclusion /

Janki Goud, a resident of Kurre, Pipariya in Jabalpur District, Madhya Pradesh could have never imagined giving flight to her dreams and stepping out of her village, let alone the country...

June 2017

Stories / Inclusive education /

Andhreyes’ journey to education was not an easy one, but with teachers trained in providing inclusive education she has been able to pursue her dreams.

Blogs / Inclusive education /

There are 220 Million Students in 1.2 Million Schools of India, and 2/3rds of all school-going children are enrolled in government schools.

Ameen, May 2017

News / Events /

Disability advocate Anuradha Pareek, who featured in Sightsavers’ 2015 Framing Perceptions photo exhibition, is appearing as a key speaker this week at a conference on sustainable development in Bangkok, Thailand.

March 2017

News / Eye health /

Sightsavers, a leading global development organization working in over 30 countries to combat avoidable blindness and promote equal opportunities for visually impaired announced its association with internationally acclaimed actor and director, Kabir Bedi as its brand ambassador at an event held today.

February 2017

News / Social inclusion /

Properly understood, reliable data is central to delivering equitable development. This is core to the way Sightsavers tries to carry out its mission to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with disabilities to be fully included within their communities and to equally benefit from their country’s national development process.

January 2017

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Why I am Indebted to Louis Braille for Enabling Me to Read

Kiran’s story

Hira's Story

India has come a long way in enabling opportunities for the visually impaired

Meet Janki, Who Did India Proud By Winning a Bronze at Blind Judo Championship in Tashkent

Andhreyes’ story

The blackboard speaks

Sightsavers campaigner Anuradha speaks at development conference

Kabir Bedi named brand ambassador for Sightsavers

Sightsavers set to promote crucial role of data at world-first forum

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