Scotland on Sunday Sightsavers campaign

Scotsman.com (UK)
Sunday, October 28, 2007

Scotland on Sunday Sightsavers campaign

PHOTOGRAPHS BY PHIL WILKINSON AND ROBERT PERRY

Over the past three years, Scotland on Sunday readers have donated a total of 
£81,316 to Sightsavers International, a charity working to prevent loss of 
vision in countries where children are blinded by measles, river blindness, 
cataracts, accidents and torture.

This was donated after reading the inspiring accounts of the charity's work in 
Bangladesh (2004), Pakistan (2005) and Sierra Leone (2006), written by Scotland 
on Sunday senior writer Jeremy Watson, and illustrated with heart-breaking 
pictures from our award-winning photographers.

As well as paying for cataract surgeries (a cataract operation to restore sight 
to an adult costs just £17), the money raised by Scotland on Sunday readers has 
helped: to prevent infection from river blindness in remote communities across 
Africa; train healthcare workers to identify and treat basic eye conditions; 
helped children who are blind and visually impaired to attend school and 
receive an education and helped individuals who are irreversibly blind to be 
equipped with the skills that they need to be able to lead an independent life.

To watch an online slideshow of Phil Wilkinson's pictures of the charity's work 
in Sierra Leone, visit to www.scotlandonsunday.com/intothelight

Look out for our 2007 Sightsavers appeal later this year. Meanwhile if you 
would like to give, visit www.sightsavers.org

Last updated: 28-Oct-07 01:19 GMT


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