Vision of a world where blindness is prevented

AS CEO of international development organisation

Sightsavers, I see many examples of ‘everyday hero’ local communities supporting societal challenges. Players of People’s Postcode Lottery are one group in South East England whose goodwill astounds me.

Since 2018 players across Britain have raised over £6.5 million for Sightsavers. This money has helped achieve nearly 9,000 cataract operations, 150,000+ eye examinations and 1 million+ eyesight tests.

A heartfelt thank you to players for helping transform lives through our eye health, inclusive education and neglected tropical disease projects.

Lives like Enock’s, a young boy with cerebral malaria, a neurological complication of malaria, who’s now happily learning and developing alongside his peers thanks to an inclusive early childhood development project in Malawi.

Enock’s father, Chikumbutso, told us that before the project, his son kept himself to himself and was an unhappy child, but he now chats with friends and seems content.

Chikumbutso sees a good future for Enock and is more confident about his transition to primary school.

Any readers interested in supporting our vision of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where people with disabilities can participate equally in society, can visit www. sightsavers.org for more information.

Dr Caroline Harper, CBE

CEO, Sightsavers