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Sightsavers organizes Photography Events for the Visually Impaired sponsored by HH SheikhaArwa Al Qassimi

Sightsavers organizes Photography Events for the Visually Impaired sponsored by HH SheikhaArwa Al Qassimi

Sightsavers is an organization that aims at preventing avoidable blindness, and advocates for the social inclusion and equal treatment of people with disabilities. The collaboration of the Sightsaversand the Beyond Sight Foundation contributed to the successful display of photography done by the vis...


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Source: BBC News
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Posted: About 6 years ago
Source: BBC News

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