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Sightsavers: $105 Million Disease Fund Launched at Nelson Mandela Concert Dec 5, 2018

Leading philanthropists have set up a $105 million fund to help end a disease that has plagued humanity since antiquity. More →

Prof Stephen Hawking And Jimmy Carter Commend Progress To End Neglected Diseases Dec 15, 2017

Professor Stephen Hawking highlighted the pioneering work of his father, Frank Hawking, at a moving event to mark one billion treatments for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) hosted by UK non-government organisation (NGO) Sightsavers in Cambridge, UK (12 December). More →

Stars Donate Glasses To Charity Auction Nov 29, 2016

Sightsavers is launching Specs Appeal 2016, a celebrity eBay auction stocked with more than 100 pairs of glasses and sunglasses donated by famous faces. More →

Stars Put In The Picture On International Day Of Persons With Disabilities Dec 3, 2014

Paralympic gold medallist, and BBC Sports Personality of the Year nominee, Kelly Gallagher is among a team of celebrities who have been “put in the picture” by world renowned portrait photographer, Rankin, to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Wednesday 3 December). More →

Lorraine Kelly Helps Raise £35,000 For Sightsavers Apr 29, 2014

Television presenter Lorraine Kelly has helped raise £35,000 for international development charity, Sightsavers International through a BBC Radio 4 charity appeal. More →

Lorraine Kelly Records Radio Appeal For Sightsavers Mar 27, 2014

Television presenter Lorraine Kelly has recorded a BBC Radio 4 charity appeal to raise vital funds for international development organisation, Sightsavers International. More →

James Corden And Rankin Team Up For Sightsavers Oct 9, 2012

Actor and writer James Corden has lent his comedy skills to charity in a new spoof advert, ‘The Feel Bad Four / James Corden’, shot by the photographer and director Rankin. More →

Paralympians Record Video For Sightsavers Aug 24, 2012

A short film capturing the voices of some of the world’s top Paralympians competing in London 2012 has been launched today by Sightsavers International. More →

Formula 1 Drivers Auction Photos For Charity Nov 3, 2011

Formula 1 drivers are going head-to-head off the track to see whose exclusive, signed photo raises the most money for the charity Sightsavers International. More →

Indian EastEnders Stars Pledge Charity Support Jul 13, 2011

Leading Indian soap stars Nina Wadia and Himesh Patel have today pledged their support to Sightsavers International and its Vision India Appeal after spending an enlightening and ‘eye-opening’ evening ‘Dans le Noir’ (in the black). More →

Lorraine Kelly Named As Charity Ambassador May 11, 2011

UK TV personality Lorraine Kelly has become a Sightsavers International Ambassador, after she experienced the charity’s work preventing blindness and restoring sight in the deserts of Northern Kenya. More →

Stars Spend Their Last Cash For Charity Oct 12, 2010

From lottery tickets to underwear, bubbly to dog food, celebrities have been revealing how they would spend their last £20 as part of a campaign launched by international development charity Sightsavers to highlight how less that £20 can restore the sight of someone in the developing world. More →

Stars Give Spectacles To Charity Aug 13, 2008

NEWS FLASH: A selection of Hollywood’s finest actors will soon be bumping into each other and tripping over things. No, they haven’t been into the champaign at their latest premieres – they have donated their glasses to a new charity auction. More →