📋About
Eye health (examinations, cataract surgery, spectacles, eye health worker training); neglected tropical disease programmes (trachoma, onchocerciasis/river blindness, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths); inclusive education (teachers, schools, learning materials); social inclusion and economic empowerment (rights training, employment, entrepreneurship); Reaching the Last Mile programme; advocacy (African Disability Protocol)
Custom geography from upload: Global (30+ countries in Africa and Asia / UK HQ)
📊Key Metrics
497,182 cataract surgeries (5% increase on 2023); 9.9 million eye examinations across 51 projects in 15 countries; 872,922 pairs of spectacles dispensed
Key Metric 1
103 million NTD treatments supported across 11 countries (118% of annual target); 100 million+ people no longer requiring treatment for at least one NTD — cumulative milestone reached
Key Metric 2
36,254 people with disabilities trained (130% of target, 24% increase on 2023); 5,480 children with disabilities supported in formal education; 134,239 volunteers and community members trained; 64,000 professionals trained on eye health, NTDs, education and inclusion
Key Metric 3
✅Key Outcomes
- Pakistan celebrated elimination of trachoma as a public health problem; African Disability Protocol came into force following Sightsavers advocacy; Reaching the Last Mile programme launched — 37.8 million onchocerciasis treatments (138% of target) and 29 million lymphatic filariasis treatments (158% of target)
- 900 people with disabilities secured new employment or started new businesses; 2,500+ completed economic empowerment training; 320 OPD leaders trained on inclusive development in Sierra Leone and Cameroon; 12 peer-reviewed publications; 30 presentations at 14 scientific conferences
- 75th anniversary year; 199,516 regular donors globally; 18 million+ social media impressions; only two programmes lost US government funding (Kenya economic empowerment, Zambia school eye health); Sightsavers described as resilient with diverse income sources across UK, Ireland, Italy, Scandinavia and India
