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This Christmas, will you help save the sight of more children like Samjhana and Anshu?

The miracle gift of sight

Samjhana, ten, and Anshu, six, are siblings, they live in rural eastern Nepal, South Asia. Both children have learning disabilities, and both have lost their sight due to blinding cataracts in both of their eyes.

Sushila, the siblings’ mother, has a small plot of land where she is able to grow seasonal crops to support the family, but living in poverty in one of the world’s poorest communities, the cost of medical treatment to restore Samjhana and Anshu’s sight is far out of reach.

A donation from you this Christmas can give children and families like Sushila’s the gift of sight.

Anshu has his left eye examined by a man in a CBM jacket. With a donation this Christmas CBM UK can reach more children at risk of losing their eyesight.
A little boy wearing a blue shirt wears a pair of eye examination glasses. A man with dark hair can be seen shining a light into the boys right eye while he holds the boys head still.

Save sight today

Blindness makes it more likely that children like Anshu will miss out on opportunities like education, and playing with friends.

Around half of all blindness is caused by cataracts, where the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. Surgery can treat cataracts for as little as £24 for an adult or £95 for a child.

A precious gift from you can this Christmas can transform children’s lives

Life in rural Nepal, South Asia, poses challenges itself, with rocky mountains and landscape prone to natural disasters, many people in remote areas live far from hospitals and medical care.

Your support this Christmas can bring transformational change to children who face becoming blind because of cataracts. Together, with your support and alongside our dedicated local partners, we can restore sight before it’s too late.

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The impact of your donation

Save the sight of more children like Samjhana and Anshu this Christmas

A little boy with dark, short hair, wearing an orange vest sits between his mother and sister. Pictured to his left is his mother, wearing an orange, green and red sari and dress. To his right, his sister, with dark hair pulled back, wearing a pink t-shirt and pink patterned trousers. They sit in the courtyard of their home.

My children do not talk much with outsiders or socialise easily, […] they help me around the home with chores, but don’t go out to play or do anything outside. They only play at home.

Sushila
Samjhana and Anshu's mother

Our work

Everyone deserves the chance to see the world clearly.

  • We enable adults and children receive sight-restoring cataract surgery no matter where they live, often by running outreach camps in remote places where people might not have access to eye hospitals.
  • We support screening programmes that find people in need of eye care and enable them access to treatment. This helps to detect vision problems early and provide access to life-changing treatments.
  • We train specialist doctors, nurses, and other health workers to identify and treat eye conditions. By equipping hospital eye departments with resources and expertise, we help communities gain access to quality eye care services for long into the future.
  • We provide glasses and low vision devices to people who need them. These simple tools enhance vision and empower people to lead more independent lives.

Our impact

Last year, thanks to our supporters and alongside our in country expert partners, we helped over a million people gain access to eye-related medical services and helped thousands of people to see again and with your cataract surgery.

A girl wearing a pink and white patterned dress is sat outside under a hut smiling into the camera. She has dark hair pulled back, and has a green eye patch on her left eye.
1.9 million
people access eye-related medical services
A girl with a green eye patch on her left eye waves and smiles at the camera following eye surgery. A donation this Christmas to CBM UK will ensure more children receive the eye care and treatment they need to prevent blindness.

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A gift from you this Christmas can restore the sight – and hopes and dreams – of more children like Samjhana and Anshu. Donate today.