How Can I Support Sightsavers?

You can support Sightsavers in four main ways: make a one-off or regular donation, partner as a company, leave a gift in your will, or help spread the word by reading and sharing its stories and campaigns. Which route fits you depends on whether you want to give money, give influence, or give time — and on whether you are acting as an individual or on behalf of an organisation.

Sightsavers describes itself as an international charity that works to prevent avoidable blindness, fight disease, and support equality for women, girls and people with disabilities. It states that it works in more than 30 countries in Africa and Asia, training health workers, providing eye operations, supporting people with disabilities, and improving women's health.

Donate as an individual

The most direct route is a donation. Sightsavers' own appeal language frames it simply: "Your gift today could help stop a child going blind from preventable causes."

Options mentioned on the site include:

• One-off donations — a single gift tied to current appeals.
• Regular giving — implied by the "Support our TV appeal" and ongoing fundraising framing, though the site does not publish specific amounts or tiers.
• Donated supplies — counted alongside cash in its funding breakdown.

Where the money goes

Sightsavers states that 92% of donations, including donated supplies, go to its vital charity work, and 8% helps grow awareness and funding. If accountability is your main concern before giving, that split and its annual reports are the two things to check first.

Leave a gift in your will

Sightsavers explicitly invites legacy giving: "A legacy gift to Sightsavers can help support our work for generations to come." This suits supporters who want to make a larger commitment without reducing current income. Because wills are legal documents, take advice from a qualified professional in your own jurisdiction rather than relying on general guidance.

Partner as a company

Sightsavers lists corporate partnerships as a distinct support channel, separate from individual giving. This is the right route if you represent a business looking to fund, sponsor or collaborate rather than donate personally. The site does not publish partnership tiers or terms, so the practical first step is to make contact through the corporate partnerships page and describe what you can offer.

Campaign and spread the word

Money is not the only form of support. Sightsavers runs campaigning work for disability rights and inclusion "so everyone can participate equally in society," and it asks supporters to read and share its stories.

Concrete actions in this category:

• Share news, expert blogs and case studies — for example Ruth's story about running several small businesses after struggling to earn a living with a visual impairment.
• Follow and amplify campaign messaging on disability rights and inclusion.
• Use awareness moments such as World Sight Day as a hook for starting conversations.

This route costs nothing and is useful if you want to contribute but cannot give financially.

Learn before you give

If you are still deciding, the site offers material designed to show the work in action:

Reading these first is a reasonable way to test whether the mission matches your priorities before committing money or a partnership.

Choosing between the options

• Want the simplest impact? Make a donation.
• Want to give without affecting today's finances? Consider a legacy gift, with professional legal advice.
• Acting for a business? Go through corporate partnerships.
• No money to give? Share stories and campaign content, or get involved around moments like World Sight Day.

The site does not publish specific donation amounts, partnership terms or payment methods, so confirm those details directly with Sightsavers before committing.