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When Charlotte was 18, she was studying to be a nurse. One day she woke up and realised she couldn’t see properly out of one eye.

Souleyman Bah became RSBC’s first Youth Ambassador in September 2019. His passion for the cause, positivity and ambition, make him an ideal role model and mentor for the children and young people we support.

Eurodesk UK partner The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) runs monthly Supper Clubs for blind and partially sighted young people in North and South London.

Matt Monaghan is taking on an enormous challenge for RSBC, one not many of us would ever consider. He will be running and trekking through 230km of thick jungle this June and raising money for blind children in the process!

The year 2020 is a fantastic opportunity to remind everyone in the UK about the impact of sight loss, to celebrate work undertaken both to eradicate avoidable sight loss and to support those living with vision impairment.

From 17th-21st of August, the RSBC worked with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) to deliver fantastic music workshops to our young people. The Theme of the workshops was Hopes and Dreams, and the young people worked virtually with RPO musicians, including a double bass player, a trombonist, a clarinet player, and a violinist.

Employability Plus is a three year project, funded by Erasmus +,  that brought partners from Germany, Spain and UK (Q-Prints & Service, Fundacion Emplea and RSBC) together to research and address the barriers for disabled and disadvantaged young people getting into work.

Meet Selam, she is mum to five-year-old Isaac. Despite his age, Isaac has already faced huge challenges battling Retinoblastoma, a type of eye cancer. He makes his mum proud every day.

Ethan’s mum Bhavna describes her son as “cheeky, chatty and kind hearted.” He adores cars, particularly go-carting and all things techy.