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River blindness is the second most common infectious cause of preventable blindness.
Find out moreTransforming the lives of people with disability, their families and communities in the poorest places of the world.
Driven by Christian values, we tackle poverty, prevent blindness, improve health and change the lives of disabled people.
Last year, we…
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Protected 23 million people from blinding diseases -
Enabled 39,008 children with disabilities to go to school -
Restored sight to 413,468 people through cataract surgery
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Some of the people we have helped
UgandaShakulu
“Shakulu now goes to school… He is seeing everything for the first time.”
RwandaJeanne
“Now, people call me a person with a disability, not someone who is nothing. Now, the future is better.”
Gabriel
“Without the laser treatment the risk for Gabriel of going blind would have been very high”
UgandaRegina
“Before surgery Regina could not play with others, but now she can play, she can dance, she can do everything.”
ZambiaBalika
“He finally started to speak. It was so exciting!”
IndiaRajesh
“I have always tried to help with the farming, but my abilities were not recognised in the family, or in the wider community… Now I have respect from them. They see me as a person, a successful person.”
UgandaMilly
“Glory be to God, I can see!”
TanzaniaDorotea
“I felt [urine] run down my leg. It happened all the time and I couldn’t stop it. I would sit and not move around… I would like to say thanks a lot to the doctors and the nurses…
NepalHari
“I now know that there are many other people who are mentally affected due to the impact of the earthquake. I am also able to speak in social gatherings, allowing me to share my feelings.”
TanzaniaMariam
“When I go back to the village, I will tell the other women: If you have the same problem, don’t hide. There are doctors who helped me, too, and changed my life!”
NepalRajendra
“I somehow managed to crawl out of the house when I saw there was no one around… everyone had left for a safe, open place but me. I was the only one left behind.”
UgandaWhitney
8 year-old Whitney lives in a village in Uganda with her mother and 2 younger siblings. For years, she was blind with no hope of sight…
TanzaniaVaileth and Susana
“Now they can see better, I hope the girls can go to school to get an education so they can live a better life. Thank you so much.”
UgandaJoyce
“I expect good things in the future; I hope to be able to do a bit more work at home and move around more easily…”
NigeriaEje
“I never mind what people say about me anymore provided I get to where I want, because of the encouragement I received from Elim staff, who always go beyond people’s expectations.”
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By giving £24 you can help restore sight to someone who is blind, through cataract surgery.
By giving £60 you could enable someone with a disability to earn a living.
By giving £120 you could help protect the sight of a whole village by providing treatment for Trachoma.
Whatever you can give today will transform lives.
How your money is spent
| For every £1 you give: | |
| 84p | goes towards our vital work |
| 16p | grows awareness and funds |
| <1p | makes sure everything runs properly |
For every £1 spent on fundraising, we generated £7.36 of income.
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