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Catch up on our latest operations, Glasses for Classes happenings, fundraising events & more….

4,000 Operations: Nick Swift Visits Uganda
Why I Co-Founded Humanity Direct Approximately 1.75 billion children and adolescents worldwide do not have access to safe, timely, or affordable surgical care. This means…

Bringing Safe Surgery to Children: Uganda’s Urban Slums
Bringing Safe Surgery To Children: Our Operations In Uganda’s rapidly urbanising cities, the number of settlements, often described as ‘slums’ are rapidly growing as people…

The Lord’s Resistance Army: 20 Years On and Children Still Affected
The Ongoing Consequences of the LRA Conflict For over two decades, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan militant religious extremist group, waged war against…

Top 5 Mini Weekend Adventures for 2026
You don’t need to book a ‘big’ holiday to have a life-changing adventure. With a little bit of planning and a get-up-and-go attitude, your regular…

Marc’s Family Fundraising Journey in Uganda
Fundraising Journey in Uganda: A Family Trip With a Purpose Over the holidays, our family was lucky enough to travel to Uganda, my wife Natalie,…

Spotlight On Our 2025 Christmas Campaign
Christmas charity campaigns are always important, and this year it’s no different. This Christmas fundraiser is the biggest appeal we’ve ever launched.

World Sight Day: Glasses for Classes
Celebrate World Sight Day: Glasses for Classes Program On October 9th, people around the world will come together to raise awareness about blindness and vision…

Can Your School Help a Class of Children See Clearly?
Can Your School Help a Class of Children See Clearly? To celebrate World Sight Day on October 9th, we’re asking schools to host a Glasses…

Meet the Team Behind Glasses for Classes
At Humanity Direct, our Glasses for Classes program is helping transform children’s futures by providing essential eye tests and glasses. So far, over 30,000 eyes…
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