Sightsavers
@Sightsavers
We start with sight, but we don't stop there. https://t.co/gFRbzOWuQY | https://t.co/f8YQ2YocRH
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We have a vision 👓
...of a world where everyone is given spectacles to see, so they can learn, earn, and live fulfilled lives.
Now we need to make it happen. #SPECS2030 sightsavers.org/news/2024/05/s…
'Change is possible. We must continue to push. The future health of millions of women and girls depends on it.'
Must-read from Anita Zaidi of @GatesFoundation - exactly why we're tackling gender inequality in our #GlobalHealth work with Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office ➡️sightsavers.org/programmes/wis…
En route to Geneva for the World Health Organization (WHO) #SPECS2030 launch with Sightsavers Policy and Research. Uncorrected refractive error is the leading cause of vision impairment worldwide and yet can be addressed with a simple pair of glasses in most cases. It needs to be integrated into PHC to have #EyeCare4All
'Children with disabilities are normally excluded from participation in policy and decision making processes. This needs to change.' A child advocate from Uganda speaking at #2024UNCSC ChildFund Africa
I am grateful and humbled to take up this responsibilty. Already having anEngagement at the #2024UNCSC .
Let’s connect as we advance The conversations on Inclusion.
📰Are you at #UNCSC2024 ? Head to the #EqualWorld exhibition stall on the ground floor (just across from the main conference hall!) to get your free copy of The Changing Times and read all about why young people with disabilities must be involved in the #SOTF2024
We're at the UN Civil Society Conference calling for the meaningful inclusion of people with disabilities at the #SummitOfTheFuture and beyond!
If you're here, come and visit our stand and take action for disability rights!
sightsavers.org/young-voices/
#2024UNCSC #WeCommit #Youth2030
Watch TED Talks' new video celebrating the first class of The Audacious Project projects from 2018 as they take their work to new heights and impact generations to come. Sightsavers Living Goods Last Mile Health bit.ly/3US1mQe
Meet us at #2024UNCSC tomorrow at 10:15am, conference room 11, to listen to young people with disabilities having a say on their future!
Join our campaign to build a truly #EqualWorld for all.
sightsavers.org/young-voices
#YOUTH2030
“There are a lot of stereotypes around disability, and I want to demystify them. I want to raise awareness of the fact that people with disabilities are human beings, irrespective of who they are and what their background is.' - Lydia @Rosasi_K
sightsavers.org/young-voices/
#2024UNCSC
🙋♀️Are you heading to the #2024UNCSC this week? Here's where you can find out more about the #EqualWorld campaign, calling on world leaders to include young people with disabilities in the Summit of the Future👇