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Sightsavers and International Disability Alliance (IDA) join in $1 million partnership

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sightsavers has worked in a strategic and effective partnership with the International Disability Alliance (IDA) since 2013 – sharing expertise and resources to advance disability rights and the inclusion agenda. The two organisations have worked together to organise two Global Disability Summits, supported the development and growth of the Global Action on Disability (GLAD) Network, and jointly led major consortium initiatives to advance inclusion of persons with disabilities.

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  • GENEVA, Switzerland, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Sightsavers has worked in a strategic and effective partnership with the International Disability Alliance (IDA) since 2013 sharing expertise and resources to advance disability rights and the inclusion agenda.
  • There is no question that for us, in IDA, this partnership with Sightsavers is a flagship partnership.
  • Sir Clive Jones, Chair of Sightsavers, said: "We simply could not do what we do without the partnership between Sightsavers and IDA.
  • Aliyah Esmail, International Disability Alliance, +41 (0) 79 848 7999, [email protected]
    Tessa Pope, Sightsavers, +44 (0)14 44 446 637, [email protected]