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Chitral is impacted by high levels of poverty with most of the population living in remote villages away from larger town and limited access to primary healthcare. The Sight Relief team visited Chitral, Garam Chashma, Kalash Valley, Drosh and Upper Dir. We examined...

In the immediate aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria where nearly 60,00 people lost their lives and more than 4 million people were made homeless, we launched an emergency appeal for immediate shelter and supplies. We received £1,230 in...

Our local team continues to go from strength to strength and are now regularly undertaking outreach eye camps in remote locations around the Hazara District in KPK. Successful eye camps with our local employees are becoming more frequent and the process becoming more...

Our trustee Saddaqat Khan successfully climbed K2 base camp for Muslim charity to help build schools in rural villages and to raise awareness for Sight Relief.  The weather was poor and local flights were cancelled so he started his journey from Islamabad to Skardu in...

During a successful 4 week visit by the Sight Relief team in August 22, we were able to achieve several key milestones for the charity.   We successfully undertook 8 eye camps across remote and difficult to reach locations in the northern mountains, significantly...

We are excited to announce our first trip post COVID. Our aim is to open our first vision centre offering free eye care in the outskirts of a rural village called Haripur in northern Pakistan, near the largest refugee camps. Watch our project live on our Instagram...

Our first ever fundraising event at Cowans Law shooting club included clay pigeon shooting, archery, axe throwing, henna tattooing, an auction and afternoon tea.We raised £1258.50 for our project trip to Pakistan in August 2022. A huge thank you to all those who...

Through fundraising events and the help our generous donors and supporters, we have managed to raise £6,200.00 through the month of Ramadhan.  £2,400 has already been distributed in the month of Ramadhan, completing 10 cataract surgeries, and funded 32 needy families...

We are pleased to announce that our application to become a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) has been approved by The Office of the Scottish Charity Register (OSCR).  This will allow all future donations to qualify for gift aid.

Special Eyes Opticians, Glasgow have kindly donated a large supply of over 700 brand new spectacle frames.  These have already been transported to Pakistan in readiness for the next eye camp. May all the donors be rewarded for their kindness and generosity. ...