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Painful ☹️
Life-altering 👁️
Neglected 🤷
More than a billion people in the world are affected by neglected tropical diseases. This
#WorldNTDDay
discover how you can
#PlayYourPart
in the fight to
#beatNTDs
:
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This year’s International Women’s Day theme is
#BreakTheBias
. What does challenging gender and disability stereotypes against women and girls look like to you? 👇
#IWD2022
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We want to hear from you for
#IWD2022
! Who do you think is an example of how women can
#BreakTheBias
and challenge gender stereotypes?
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"If we are able to beat these NTDs, people will have a chance at a better quality of life, education, and general wellbeing."
This
#WorldNTDDay
, our staff are as committed as ever to
#beatNTDs
. You can join them - share your pledge to
#beatNTDs
here:
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This
#InternationalWomensDay
, meet four women who are helping in the fight for equality ✊
#BreakTheBias
#IWD2022
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This
#WorldNTDDay
we're coming together to
#beatNTDs
. Here's how you can get involved and
#PlayYourPart
to eliminate neglected tropical diseases 👇
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This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating women who are breaking the bias and calling for a more
#EqualWorld
, where the voices of women with lived experience are heard and respected. How will you
#BreakTheBias
this
#IWD2022
?
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1 in 5 people worldwide is affected by neglected tropical diseases (
#NTDs
), but these diseases can be prevented, treated, and even eliminated. This
#WorldNTDDay
, share why you're committed to
#beatNTDs
:
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When girls with disabilities have equal access to quality, inclusive education, they’re equipped to
#BreakTheBias
against women and create a world free of stereotypes and discrimination.
#IWD2022
#AllMeansAll
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Eliminating neglected tropical diseases (
#NTDs
) as a public health problem would mean:
More children can go to school.
More parents can earn a living.
More communities can escape poverty.
We are
#100PercentCommitted
to
#beatNTDs
. Are you?
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On
#WorldSightDay
, the Countess of Wessex visited Malawi to meet people on the frontline in the fight to
#EndTrachoma
in the country. She met students who celebrated the achievement by writing letters and sharing the good news.
The Countess of Wessex learns about activities of one teen club that was teaching other students about the importance of hygiene to prevent trachoma. The students also wrote letters to their role models about trachoma elimination.
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#HappyBirthdayYourMajesty
and our Patron the Queen! Here she is visiting our offices in 1971
@BritishMonarchy
#HMQ90
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When his bandage was removed, Amos was able to see again for the first time in three years.
So grateful we were able to witness this moment alongside the Countess of Wessex, representatives from
@health_malawi
,
@FCDOGovUK
and partners.
@RoyalFamily
@UKinMalawi
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Our celeb
#SpecsAppeal
is now live! Visit
@eBay_UK
to bid on your fave star's glasses... you could help save sight!
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We've heard on the Twitter-vine that some people still don't believe that people with disabilities can participate equally in society. We know they're wrong, and want to hear all your stories that prove it. 📚
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We want to hear what good health means to you, without using the word 'health'. 3,2,1…go! 🚦
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@IerJonathan
Thank you for tagging us. If you send us a DM we can connect you with our colleagues in Nigeria who may be able to help.
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What does it mean to have
#accessible
workplaces for people with
#disabilities
? We'd love to hear your thoughts. 💭💭
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"…I ensure that the policy, the procedures, the organisation was inclusive.” Greatness A.T.Olorunfemi, Mentor and HR Consultant.
#InclusiveFutures
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As we celebrate Malawi’s milestone elimination of
#trachoma
this
#WorldSightDay
, we are grateful to
@QEJubileeTrust
and the
@RoyalFamily
for the support given to our work in Malawi.
Happy
#WorldSightDay
! And it's Day 2 of
#RoyalVisitMw
. This morning, The Countess of Wessex will visit communities in Maganga area, Salima, to see beneficiaries of eye surgery and care programmes supported by
@qejubileetrust
@Sightsavers
#loveyoureyes
#hopeinsight
#WSD22
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#Photo
moment: Our CEO
@CarolineAHarper
receiving her CBE last month! More on her honour -
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@Scott12Colin
@ProfBrianCox
we loved watching little Majidul's story! There's an update on his story on our website:
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We're so excited for
@Netflix
's new film
#RISINGPHOENIX
. It tells the extraordinary story of the
@Paralympics
. The brilliant title track was also created by three people with
#disabilities
.
@tonihickman
@georgetragic
@dasoultoucha
@HTYTstories
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You wait years for a country to eliminate a disease and then two deliver at once!
Congratulations to both Mali and Benin for eliminating trachoma in their countries 👏
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“In these difficult times, film and other media are a powerful way not only of communicating important health messages, but administering one of the most powerful medicines: hope.”
@DrTedros
on
@WHO
’s
#HealthForAll
film festival. We’re proud to be in the top 15 in our category.
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Women with disabilities in developing countries experience triple discrimination on grounds of gender, poverty and disability. They deserve a voice in the decisions that affect their lives.
#EqualUN
#InThePicture
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#OnThisDay
in 1969, a group of people with visual impairments from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. They wanted to challenge perceptions of visual impairment. Today, we celebrate their achievement!
#LeaveNoOneBehind
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Music lovers take note -
@AnnieLennox
has donated signed vinyl to our
#EndIsInSight
appeal working to eliminate blinding
#trachoma
around the world. Last chance to bid on classics Diva and Medusa
@eBay_UK
now!
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#HappyBirthdayHarryPotter
! Watch out for the chance to bid on
@EmmaWatson
's
@MIUMIUofficial
sunglasses this week...
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“I was blown away to learn about the
#BeTheHero
fundraising initiative and I want to wish them the best of luck. Anyone who supports
#Sightsavers
' amazing work is a hero in my book.”
#Daredevil
’s Charlie Cox on
@RenewDaredevil
’s
@eBay
auction.
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Reasons to share our work:
It could help raise money to protect sight 👁️
It could help others join the fight for
#DisabilityRights
♿
It could spread the word to help eliminate a neglected tropical disease 👩⚕️
Like, RT and follow!
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Thank you to everyone who submitted an
#EyeCreation
this
#WorldSightDay
! 👁️
Our amazing partners, supporters and staff celebrated the importance of sight by building an eye 💛
#LoveYourEyes
#EyeHealth
#HealthForAll
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Malawi's milestone elimination of
#trachoma
is something to celebrate this
#WorldSightDay
! It's thanks to years of hard work and dedication by staff, donors and partners like
@QEJubileeTrust
that the country has eliminated the blinding disease
@RoyalFamily
The King has sent his congratulations to the President of Malawi today, on
#WorldSightDay
, to mark the country’s successful elimination of trachoma.
Trachoma is the leading cause of blindness and Malawi is the first country in Southern Africa to reach this goal.
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Check out
@drewEIT
live streaming his blindfolded gaming in aid of us this Saturday: gamer&utm_campaign=media
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Good eye care is a really good investment. Scroll for the receipts! 👇
#WorldSightDay
#HopeInSight
#SightStory
#RaiseYourGlasses
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We’re so thankful for the support we’re getting from the
#Daredevil
fandom! Check out their
#BeTheHero
campaign, auctioning items from the likes of
@zdarsky
and more.
@RenewDaredevil
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Our Global Advocacy Manager
@gofefoame
just made history as the first African woman to be elected as Chair of the
@UN
disability committee!
Huge congratulations to Getty and to all who fight for an
#EqualUN
🙌
#EqualWorld
#IWD2023
#EmbraceEquity
Congratulations to
#GertrudeFefoame
, the new, just elected chair of the
#CRPD
Committee! We trust your in leadership!
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Need some positive news?
#TheGambia
has become the second sub-Saharan African country to
#eliminate
#trachoma
, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness! Watch our video which follows the journey to elimination.
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What’s your part to play in creating an equal and inclusive world? 🌍
This International Day of People with Disabilities, explore ways you can take action in our blueprint for inclusion. Click the link to act now:
#IDPD
#LeaveNoOneBehind
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Incredible effort from all the
#Daredevil
fans! Thank you to everyone who donated and participated, you'll really be saving sight and changing lives <3
We're so proud of what the
#SaveDaredevil
#BeTheHero
charity initiative accomplished 🙌: as of today,
#Daredevil
fans + the
#FandomWithoutFear
have raised $3,470.98 for
@Sightsavers
. THANK YOU! Missed the action? You can still donate to help Sightsavers @ .
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We’d love to have your vote in the
#CharityFilmAwards
! Our
#NoMoreExcuses
film about disability inclusion in
#GlobalDev
is up for a
@SmileyCFA
award, but we need your vote to win.
Vote here 🔗
#CFA23
#InclusiveFutures
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We need your votes!
#Sightsavers
is nominated for two awards
@SmileyCFA
's Charity Film Awards! But we need your help to be shortlisted.
Watch and vote for 'Letters from Malawi' 👉
Watch and vote for 'Let's Learn Together' 👉
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Will you help us reach 30,000 petition signatures?
Your signature could mean that governments:
Attend the Global Disability Summit ☑️
Listen to people with disabilities ☑️
Stand up for
#DisabilityRights
☑️
#ActionsSpeakLouder
#GDS2022
#EqualWorld
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"The rate of change is not in line with the scale of the problem"
@AbiaAkram
outlines why we need to step up our efforts to deliver the
#SDGs
to reach those who are left furthest behind - especially people with disabilities.
#UNGA78
#SDGActionWeekend
#PromiseInPeril
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Congratulations to our CEO
@CarolineAHarper
for being chosen by
@RSTMH
and
@LSTM
as the recipient of the first Hemingway Award, in recognition of her work to help eliminate trachoma! 🙌
#BeatNTDs
#EndTrachoma
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When the UN launched the Sustainable Development Goals, they promised to ‘leave no one behind’
Right now, that promise is in peril 🚨
Sign our petition to make sure the
#SDGSummit
is inclusive of people with disabilities!
#PromiseInPeril
#EqualWorld
🔗
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#Sightsavers
CEO Dr
@CarolineAHarper
pledges an incredible $60 million towards the astounding $777 million in global commitments from countries and donors to eliminate NTDs! Together we can
#BeatNTDs
.
#RLMForum2023
@GatesFoundation
@RLMGlobalHealth
#COP28
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Breaking news: Malawi has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem! Thanks to years of hard work and collaboration, people in Malawi no longer need to fear this devastating neglected tropical disease.
#EndTrachoma
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Learning, working, voting... These sound like pretty basic rights, right?
But many people with disabilities have been denied these rights. Take action for an
#EqualWorld
this
#IDPWD2021
.
#ActionsSpeakLouder
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@DanJRadcliffeNL
thanks for sharing this! You can bid on
#DanielRadcliffe
's specs in our
@eBay
auction until 5 Dec:
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.
@adamhillscomedy
presents this week's 'Top 10 disability excuses'. Which of these chart-toppers have you heard lately?
#NoMoreExcuses
to create
#InclusiveFutures
.
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"Although I cannot move, and have to speak through a computer, in my mind I am free”. Professor Stephen Hawking, a shining light, RIP.
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We're at
#UNGA
in
#NYC
to tell world leaders that people with disabilities must be included in the
@UN
#GlobalGoals
to end poverty, exclusion and inequality 🌎
@AbiaAkram
@Sightsavers_Pol
#PromiseInPeril
#UNGA78
#UNGA2023
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It's
#WorldSightDay
! Celebrations happening around the world, including
#Zambia
where
@StanChart
are holding eye screenings to mark the day
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People with
#disabilities
should have the right to go to school, work, vote and take part fully in society.
Not just on
#IDPWD
, but every day of the year.
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This week our colleague
@becijayne
is visiting Arusha, Tanzania for some
#TropicalData
and
#NegeltedTropicalDisease
training. Learn more and check out her thoughts on the ground in her
#Vlog
below. For more updates follow ->
@Sightsavers_Pol
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"Women need to be empowered with knowledge about their rights so that they are able to make informed decisions about their life. And that is the responsibility of you and me."
Ophthalmologist
@AttoGladys
on the importance of empowering women 💪
#IWD2023
#EmbraceEquity
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This is what it feels like to have the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness.
#ThankYou
to our ambassadors for raising the voices of people with trachoma.
@epwa66
@adetomiwaedun
@OfficialCHICA
@KarlNova
@ZodwaNy
🎥
@KwameLestrade
#EndIsInSight
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“I want to work hard to see a world free from trachoma.” We are so proud to work with dedicated sight-savers like
@aboe_dr
who knows from first-hand experience that it's possible to eliminate preventable disease 💪
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“Our objective is equality for all and we will accept nothing less.”
So many powerful words from
@judithheumann
and
@AbiaAkram
at the Global Disability Summit Civil Society Forum today.
#GDS2022
#CommitToChange
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Five rights that many people with
#disabilities
are still denied in 2023 - a thread 👇
#EqualWorld
#LeaveNoOneBehind
#ActionsSpeakLouder
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A
#Sightsavers
Pakistan film on the importance of
#EyeHealth
has been selected for the Best Health Film category at Cannes World Film Festival 🎉
@Whitericecom
@omairana
@seeprimeTV
#EyeHealthEquals
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Just one day left to bid on this once-in-a-lifetime experience to meet
@NaomieHarris
and take a selfie with her on the red carpet! Bid to win two passes to London's premiere of
#Netflix
#MowgliLegendOfTheJungle
and help support our work.
@eBay4CharityUK
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We talk about the blinding disease
#trachoma
quite a lot. But what is it really?
#EndTrachoma
#BeatNTDs
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This
#WorldEmojiDay
, we’re asking you to think twice before using too many! Here’s what your emojis sound like to somebody using a screenreader 👇
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Eight-year-old Sumaiya in
#Bangladesh
was going blind from
#cataracts
. Her family couldn't afford surgery, but thanks to your support she got help!
#MillionMiracles
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Congratulations
@sarker
you smashed it on Celebrity
#Catchphrase
tonight, we're so grateful to be your chosen charity!
#EndAvoidableBlindness
🤩🎢What a rollercoaster of emotions! 😱
Sunetra
@sarker
beats the Super
#Catchphrase
and secures an incredible 50K for her charity! Well done!👏👏👏
👉Missed it? Watch it now on the STV player or ITV Hub !
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Happy
#DisabilityPrideMonth
👏
We believe everyone has the right to learn, earn and be happy, which is why we fight for
#DisabilityRights
and an
#EqualWorld
.
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"Everyone has a right to healthcare, regardless of where they are born, where they live or how much money they possess." Ahead of
#WorldSightDay
, we welcome the
@WHO
's first ever World Report on Vision
#VisionFirst
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To tackle the global eye health crisis,
#EveryoneCounts
, and everyone has a part to play.
🤓 Snap a
#GlassesSelfie
📱 Tag
@Sightsavers
👀 Share our mission: to protect sight and fight for disability rights.
#WorldSightDay2021
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We won Bronze! This was all made possible thanks to people like you. Thank you!
@DFID_UK
@Cloud9MediaLDN
@CharityFilm_
#BeatNTDs
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You might well have a pair of these
#TotalLifeChangers
balanced on the end of your nose right now… 🤓
#Sightsavers
#EndAvoidableBlindness
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Can't wait to hear our trustee
@AbiaAkram
on
@BBCWomansHour
today! Activist Abia has supported our
#EqualWorld
campaign to promote
#DisabilityRights
around the world.
Tune in from 10am on
@BBCRadio4
to hear more from Abia 📻
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Between now and 15 May, donations to our
#EndIsInSight
trachoma elimination appeal will be doubled by
@DFID_UK
through
#UKAidMatch
. Find out more:
The good news is that trachoma is on the verge of being eliminated as a public health problem across the world - but more support is needed to end trachoma entirely.
@DFID_UK
@Sightsavers
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Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
! Today we're sharing the stories of five women helping to
#EmbraceEquity
and showing that a woman's place is wherever she wants to be.
#IWD2023
#WomensRights
👇
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#COVID19
: a note from our Global CEO Caroline Harper. Stay healthy and as always, thank you for your support 🙏
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“A woman's place is in the fight for rights.” Abia, a passionate advocate for women and girls with disabilities, is speaking up for transformative change. Do not miss her story at
#WD2023
.
#DisabilityRights
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This week for International Day of People with Disabilities, we're sharing stories of
#disability
from all around the world 🌏
Want to take part? Share your own experiences and tag
@Sightsavers
this
#IDPWD2021
.
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To mark
#WorldSightDay
, Dr Jalikatu Mustapha, winner of
@IABP1
’s 2020 Eye Health Heroes “Change Makers” award, attended a virtual ceremony this week with Her Majesty The Queen and Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex.
@RoyalFamily
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Today, we’re launching an open letter.
We're calling for
#G7
leaders to make sure children with disabilities, especially girls, can access their right to education.
Will you join
#EqualWorld
campaigners worldwide and sign our letter? 📝
#DontFailUs
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The
@UN
report on the SDGs states that the promise to leave no one behind is in peril
People with disabilities make up 16% of the population and over 50% are women
We must act to ensure that the voices of the most vulnerable are not ignored!
@AbiaAkram
#PromiseInPeril
#UNGA78
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“I am very proud to be an ophthalmologist and have an impact on people’s lives.”
And we’re proud to work with dedicated
#health
professionals like
@AttoGladys
who know that
#EyeHealthEquals
more than sight – it’s about a vision of the future.
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Massive thanks to our ambassador
@RealLorraine
for recording our charity appeal airing on
@BBCRadio4
this Sunday! Tune in at 7.55am and 9.26pm.
#R4Appeal
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One day, one selfie, one mission. Share a
#GlassesSelfie
for a good cause this
#WorldSightDay
and help
#Sightsavers
to
#EndAvoidableBlindness
. You know what to do 😎
#EveryoneCounts
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Simon Bush, director of
#NTDs
for
@Sightsavers
, said: “Through collaboration, determination and sheer hard work, Ghana has eliminated a painful eye disease which has devastated the lives of millions for years."
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Exciting news - we're working with
@IDA_CRPD_Forum
as part of a new $1 million partnership to help advance
#DisabilityRights
.
Our unrestricted grant will support IDA to engage and empower people with
#disabilities
and
#disability
organisations worldwide.
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Congratulations to the class of ’22 🎓
We asked Kenyans who are graduating today from the IT
#BridgeAcademy
for students with
#disabilities
about their hopes for the future.
#InclusiveFutures
#UKAid
@noradno
@BMZ_Bund
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Proud moment at
#WD2023
! The CEO of
@WomenDeliver
-
@MalihaKhanWD
wearing our disability-inclusive feminist badge, a symbol of our shared commitment to
#GenderEquality
and inclusion. Together, we are shaping a future where every woman's voice is heard and valued.
#InclusiveFutures
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You could get your hands on a pair of specs donated by 'The Modfather'
@paulwellerHQ
AND save sight!
#SpecsAppeal
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With your support and our partners
@DFID_uk
. Rebecca’s sight has been restored and now she’s regained her independence!
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To eliminate NTDs, we need to know where they are. Surveys are important in the recipe to
#beatNTDs
. See what other steps are needed:
#PlayYourPart
#KigaliSummit
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Congratulations to our CEO,
@CarolineAHarper
, for being recognised as one of
@OpthoMag
’s final 100 in their Power List, which celebrates the achievements of the most influential figures in ophthalmology.
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