Sightsavers Company Profile
Sightsavers is a leading global development agency working in over 30 countries to combat blindness, restore sight and work for the rights and needs of those with irreversible visual impairment.
Sightsavers' work in India, which started in 1966, has supported the treatment of millions of persons with eye disorders and brought eye services to some of the least served areas of the country.
In addition, many thousands of irreversibly blind people have received rehabilitation and educational support to enable them to lead lives of independence and dignity.
News from Sightsavers:
Her Highness Sheikha Arwa Al Qassimi Joins Board of Sightsavers Following Work With Food for Change and Other Philanthropic Initiatives
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Sightsavers (http://www.sightsavers.org/ and http://www.sightsavers.net/[middle_east]/sightsavers_middle_east/default.html) is pleased to announce that Her Highness Sheikha Arwa Al Qassimi has officially joined the board. A member of the royal family of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, HH Sheikha Arwa Al Qassimi has previously worked with Food for Change, a fundraising […]
Her Highness Sheikha Arwa Al Qassimi and Sightsavers Join Forces to Organize Benefit Concert and Raise Money for the Visually Impaired
MUMBAI, India, Aug. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — On June 28, Sightsavers (http://www.sightsaversindia.in/) organized a world-class concert and fundraising event for the visually impaired in India's most populous city, Mumbai. "Ability of Disability—A Night of Melody" featured performances by some of the country's most celebrated recording artists, as well as several visually impaired musicians and dancers. HH […]
