Sightsavers
Sightsavers
Slumdog opens world's eyes to Mumbai's battle with blindness
THEY have charmed the world with their exploits on the big screen while throwing light on the squalid conditions which they have to endure.
Meet Benedetti, but only hours remain to bid
She is a world-renowned musician who plays sell-out concerts across the globe. Now you have the chance to meet Ayrshire-born violinist Nicola Benedetti at one of her concerts in Scotland next year.
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Sightsavers auction: Dig deep for heart of Texas
SHE is a member of the Scottish hall of rock fame, an accomplished singer-songwriter who has written massive worldwide hits. And now is your chance to meet the legendary Texas frontwoman, Sharleen Spiteri, at one of her headlining gigs.
Vital eye screening battles rising scourge of diabetes
WE SAT down in Ushua Takhur's neat living room for juice and sweet cakes. In India, warm hospitality comes as a matter of course and almost a matter of honour.
£1 to Work Day
There are now just five days to go to Scotland on Sunday's Bring £1 to Work Day, launched last week in our Christmas Appeal for Sightsavers International.
SightSavers - save a life with a pound
SCOTLAND on Sunday is today launching its annual Bring £1 to Work Day to raise thousands of pounds to help prevent blindness in developing countries.
Video: Scotland on Sunday in India with Sightsavers
SCOTLAND on Sunday's Jeremy Watson travelled to India to find out how Sightsavers are helping locals.
Seeing is believing
FOR many Indians, blindness or poor vision will condemn them to a life of desperate poverty in overcrowded city slums. But it does not have to be this way – a £17 operation can give many back their sight and their future. You can help UK charity Sightsavers achieve this goal
Last-minute bids push charity auction total over £8,000 mark
SCOTLAND on Sunday's Christmas Appeal online auction has raised more than £8,000, thanks to the generosity of readers.
Bid now for a great gift before your chance is going, going, gone
EVER wanted to be named as a character in a best-selling novel, take part in the Tall Ships Race, learn to cook like a master chef or pop out to lunch with three friends in a helicopter?
Place your bid and help give sight to sore eyes
BID NOW - SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY CHARITY AUCTION
They've given a lot, now it's your turn
BID NOW - Scotland on Sunday charity auction
You can save a child's sight with just 50 pence
SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY is today launching a Bring 50p to Work Day to raise thousands of pounds to help prevent blindness in developing countries.
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Ewan's mum is a surprise sight for sore eyes in Africa
FILM star Ewan McGregor had an unexpected meeting during his epic motorbike trip from John o' Groats to Cape Town - with his mother Carol.
Seeing is believing in charity's visionary work
WE FIRST encountered eight-year-old Adama as she was rushed in through the hospital's front doors. In a classroom accident, a sharpened pencil had been pushed deep into her left eye and the race was on to save her sight.
Into the Light
THE former British colony of Sierra Leone, home to five million people, is the second-poorest country in the world. Sadly, people who are blind here are often considered a burden.
Sky's the limit for bids as auction nears final countdown
A HELICOPTER flight for four along the coastline of the East Neuk of Fife followed by drinks and lunch at a luxury hotel at the heart of the home of golf.
Their vision is stolen... but not their hope
OUT of the glare of the baking African sun, in the cool darkness of a small concrete outhouse, three women are industriously engaged in the serious business of soap-making while Mohamed Kamara is explaining how he lost his sight.
Priceless gift of sight
TWELVE pence. It won't buy a stamp, let alone a Christmas card to be casually discarded once the festivities are over.
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Wednesday 15 February 2012
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