Charity Gifts     

SightSavers is an international charity that works to prevent needless blindness and rehabilitate the blind in the developing world.

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Selected charity gifts from Sightsavers

Buy 10 pairs of spectacles

Many people are 'blind' just because of the lack of a pair of spectacles. They provide one of the simplest ways of improving the lives of people with poor vision.

Although easy to buy in the West, many people in the developing world simply don't have access to such essential items. Furthermore, it is often the case that people are unaware just how much their vision could be improved by the use of spectacles, so the cost of this gift also includes carrying out eye tests in poor and isolated areas.

Your £17 gift will help provide:

- buying for 10 pairs of spectacle
- carrying out eye tests in rural and isolated areas

"These spectacles are like a great fortune and affluence to me as I am left with only one eye since birth. Although I am retired, my active involvement in social activities is critical for the survival of my family as this helps me to generate some additional income. This is not possible without the spectacles as I am nearly blind without them." Haji Yousaf.

Four white canes

A white cane can help a person who is blind or visually impaired regain a degree of independence and freedom. Daily routines such as collecting water, walking to school, or working in the fields can become possible without assistance. So, you see, a white cane is much more than just a stick.

Your £10 gift will help provide:

-the white canes themselves
- counseling and training in orientation, daily living and vocational skills
-the support of a rehabilitation worker.

"We are serious, we are determined. We don't want the sighted people to wear our shoes." Raymond Cheruivot from Kenya went blind from a tumour. He uses his white cane to help him to pick tea on his plantation.