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Right to Sight Norge

Oslo, Norway

HealthChildren & Youth
NGOInternational reach
Profile last updated: October 18, 2026

About

Right to Sight Norge is a non-governmental organisation based in Oslo, Norway working on health, children & youth.

Right to Sight Norge is a Norwegian non-profit organisation run by volunteer doctors, ophthalmologists and opticians. It works to eradicate preventable and curable blindness on the African continent, with a particular focus on Kenya. Its activities include training local eye surgeons and eye care personnel, supporting cataract and paediatric eye surgery, running outreach eye camps in rural areas, and providing preventive eye health education. The Norwegian branch is part of the wider Right to Sight organisation, which was established in 2006 and is affiliated with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Location

Oslo, Norway

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

Non-profit organization

Legal name

Right to Sight Norge

Charity number

997 472 306

Focus areas

eye healthblindness preventioncataract surgerypaediatric eye careglobal healthKenyavolunteer medical professionals

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthChildren & Youth

Works for

ChildrenYouthCommunitiesPeople with disabilitiesPeople in povertyElderly people

How they work

Direct servicesCapacity buildingAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Centre of Excellence in paediatric eye care

Health · Kenya

In collaboration with Kwale Eye Centre near Mombasa, establishing a centre offering treatment for children and young people with eye diseases, plus continuing education for healthcare professionals in advanced paediatric eye care.

Newborn and child eye screening training

Health · Kenya

Trains midwives and nurses to screen newborns and young children for eye conditions and provides eye health information to mothers.

SICS cataract surgeon training

Health · Kenya

Trains eye surgeons and Ophthalmic Clinical Officers in Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) at partner eye clinics.

Outreach camps

Health · Kenya

Mobile eye clinics in rural Kenya offering eye exams, basic treatment and referral for surgery, with a focus on finding children.

Countries of operation

Kenya

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsGrants

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Kwale Eye Centre, Kisii Eye Hospital, AKO Foundation, Grieg Foundation, Clue Hjelpefond

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