Sightsavers is an international organisation that works with partners in over 30 countries to eliminate avoidable blindness, and fights for the rights and needs of people who are visually impaired or blind.
Sightsavers’ work in India has enabled thousands of people to lead lives of independence and dignity. We have been working with local partners to strengthen organisations and communities, and have supported the treatment of millions of people with eye disorders. We have educated, counselled, trained and rehabilitated people who are visually impaired or blind, and helped extend the reach of eye services to the least served areas of India.
Sightsavers’ vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society.
Eye Health
1.Rural Eye Health Programme
Rural Eye Health Programme (UPREHP) named ‘Netra Vasant’. The project aims to improve eye health for rural poor and other vulnerable groups through improved health services and systems. The programme covers 19 intervention districts.
2.Social Inclusion Programme
Uttar Pradesh Social Inclusion Programme (UPREHP) emphasizes on social inclusion of persons with disabilities (PwD) with special focus on persons with visual impairment (PVI). The programme is designed to cover district Sultanpur and is being implemented in partnership with Yuva Viklang Evam Drishtibadhitarth Kalyan Seva Sansthan (YVDKSS).
- Under Rural Eye Health: 19 intervention districts, Sitapur, Sultanpur, Kannauj, Unnao, Raebareili, Pratapgarh, Fatehpur, Mirzapur, Hamirpur, Jaunpur, Shahjahanpur, Farrukkhabad, Lakhimpur Khiri, Pilibhit, Badaun, Amethi, Bahraich, Kasganj and Hardoi.
- Under Social Inclusion Programme: Sultanpur, Kanpur and Varanasi
URL/Website of Organization : www.sightsaversindia.in/
Sight Savers
Brief Profile
Sightsavers is an international organisation that works with partners in over 30 countries to eliminate avoidable blindness, and fights for the rights and needs of people who are visually impaired or blind.
Sightsavers’ work in India has enabled thousands of people to lead lives of independence and dignity. We have been working with local partners to strengthen organisations and communities, and have supported the treatment of millions of people with eye disorders. We have educated, counselled, trained and rehabilitated people who are visually impaired or blind, and helped extend the reach of eye services to the least served areas of India.
Sightsavers’ vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society.
Area of Specialization
Eye Health
Sanctioned Projects in UP
1.Rural Eye Health Programme
Rural Eye Health Programme (UPREHP) named ‘Netra Vasant’. The project aims to improve eye health for rural poor and other vulnerable groups through improved health services and systems. The programme covers 19 intervention districts.
2.Social Inclusion Programme
Uttar Pradesh Social Inclusion Programme (UPREHP) emphasizes on social inclusion of persons with disabilities (PwD) with special focus on persons with visual impairment (PVI). The programme is designed to cover district Sultanpur and is being implemented in partnership with Yuva Viklang Evam Drishtibadhitarth Kalyan Seva Sansthan (YVDKSS).
District(s) in UP where organization is working
- Under Rural Eye Health: 19 intervention districts, Sitapur, Sultanpur, Kannauj, Unnao, Raebareili, Pratapgarh, Fatehpur, Mirzapur, Hamirpur, Jaunpur, Shahjahanpur, Farrukkhabad, Lakhimpur Khiri, Pilibhit, Badaun, Amethi, Bahraich, Kasganj and Hardoi.
- Under Social Inclusion Programme: Sultanpur, Kanpur and Varanasi
URL/Website of Organization : www.sightsaversindia.in/
