Our impact: 2024-25
In 2024 we celebrated 30 years of Sense International – three decades of supporting
people with deafblindness, delivering sustainable impact, and amplifying
voices to realise rights. Take a look at our achievements from the year:
Our year in numbers
56,000
children screened for deafblindness
6,000
children supported into education
1,600
adults connected with opportunities to earn.
Informing – Innovating – Influencing
Over 17,000 people
trained, including carers,
educators, and policymakers,
to understand and support
people with deafblindness.
We launched the Global Deafblindness Resource Hub
featuring over 240
resources across seven
languages
We contributed to the ‘six principles’
Under the Inclusive Futures
consortium, embedding
disability inclusive practises across
international development.
Together with over 70 parents
Sense International Romania
published a guide for parents
of children with deafblindness
and sensory impairments.
Sense International Kenya
won the Zero Project award
for their InBusiness
programme supporting
micro-entrepreneurs with
deafblindness. Over 60% of
businesses report more than
doubling their growth.
Sense International India
contributed to the civil
society report on accessibility,
commissioned by the
Supreme Court of India.
More than 117 people with
deafblindness participated.
Our fundraising
£3.6 million
was raised, thanks
to incredible
supporters like you.
90p in every £1
raised directly funded
our services, training and
advocacy work. The other
10p contributed to further
fundraising efforts.
Our Radio 4 appeal
featuring Amar Latif,
shared the story of our
changemaker Lovely and
raised over £20,000 to
support our services