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Andrew Feyi-Waboso has completed the Virtual London Marathon. Andrew actually completed his marathon before race winner Shura Kitata, although he had started very early on Sunday morning! He has already exceeded his fundraising target of £750, which will be split evenly between Sight 2020 and Multiple Sclerosis Society UK. Please help to reward his efforts by donating via his fundraising page.continue reading →

Sight 2020 Direct have donated some vital supplies to St Montfort School to help keep the visually impaired learners safe during the Covid pandemic. Mr Kaleso, the head teacher of St Montfort Special Needs Education School in Nguludi, joined us for our virtual committee meeting at the start of September. We were keen to hear how the school was coping during the pandemic and to find out if there was any assistance we could provide. Mr Kaleso explained that they needed materials to protect them from Covid, such as hand sanitizer and masks,…continue reading →

Yesterday we received the devastating news from one of the teachers at Nazombe School that Joseph Muyaya has been missing since May and is thought to have been murdered for his body parts. Joseph, who has albinism, took part in blind football sessions and is pictured below with his teammates. Six people are in custody in connection with his disappearance, including members of his family. In Malawi and other countires in south east Africa, people with albinism are hunted, murdered and dismembered due to the belief that their body parts have magical properties.…continue reading →

Like most organisations and individuals we have found our activities restricted by the coronavirus pandemic. We sadly have had to cancel our June trip to Malawi and are unsure whether our next scheduled visit in November 2020 will be able to go ahead. We are still working hard behind the scenes and are currently trying to organise a shipment of ophthalmic equipment to Malawi. We have some large pieces of kit, including machines needed for doing cataract operations, and are aiming to get everything in place so that we can hit the ground…continue reading →

We are hosting a "Valentine Afternoon Tea" on Saturday 15th February at the YMCA Plas in Cardiff. It costs just £10 per person and is a great excuse to dress up and eat good food in the name of charity!continue reading →

Volunteers Fiona Collins and Jackie Sanders share their experiences of working with the charity on our visit to Malawi in November 2019. What a week we had in Malawi. For those of us complete novices at Malawian life, it was a bit of a learning curve – particularly the way that they take the concept of ‘manyana’ to whole new level!! Andrew’s mantra of “relax and go with it” proved to be well-founded! It was an experience that I will absolutely treasure, and one if at all possible, I would love to repeat.  …continue reading →

We are pleased to announce that the barrier wall at St Monfort College has now been officially opened! Construction started in 2018, to provide security for the students at the school while they were learning. After a lot of hard work by the local construction team the wall is now complete and was officially opened by Canon Roy Doxsley during our November 2019 visit to Malawi. Canon Roy opened by saying what a great joy and privilege it was to be able to work with the charity in Malawi and thanked the school…continue reading →

A delegation from the charity are currently out in Malawi, working on projects including occupational therapy and increasing the availability of blind football.We first introduced blind football to Malawi 5 years ago and it has proved very popular amongst the students at St Montfort College. We are now trying to give as many children as possible the chance to play and on this visit we are therefore focussing on training teachers from other schools in the region, so that they can organise football sessions for their own students.We have been delivering the equipment…continue reading →

The charity bike ride took slightly longer than expected - after setting off on the 7th September Andrew and Phil successfully completed the route just over a week later! The intial attempt had to be abandoned after Andrew sustained a puncture just minutes into the ride. Undeterred, a week later and with new tyres, they set off again and sped back to Cardiff, raising over £200 in the process. After an enjoyable day in beautiful scenery both are keen to repeat the feat next year - if anyone would like to join them…continue reading →

We are organising a sponsored bike ride from Cardiff to Brecon on 7th September 2019. There will be stops along the way for refreshments! Every £40 raised will fund one cataract operation in Malawi. Please uses the buttons at the side to let us know if you would like to take part! You can download our sponsorship form here.continue reading →