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‘EastEnders’ stars support Sightsavers campaign

Leading stars Nina Wadia and Himesh Patel from ‘EastEnders’ have today pledged their support to the charity, Sightsavers and its Vision India Appeal after spending an enlightening and ‘eye-opening’ evening ‘Dans le Noir’ (in the black).

The unique and intimate evening, took place at Dans le Noir, a restaurant where visitors ate in complete darkness. The event, hosted by Elizabeth Kurian, Sightsavers�۪ Regional Director for India, was designed to highlight how reliant we all are on our sight, even at the simplest level and for the shortest period of time.

Nina said of her involvement, “I�۪m honoured to become an Ambassador for the charity and hope that I can help spread the word about the amazing work they do in India and across the developing world and in turn give the gift of sight to people who are suffering needlessly. It�۪s shocking to think that there are 39 million people in the world who are blind ��� but 80% of that blindness can be prevented or cured.”

Sightsavers has been working in India since 1966, and this year celebrates 45 years of positive change having supported around four million cataract surgeries during this period.

Nina Wadia and Himesh will also be joined in their efforts to raise awareness and funds for Sightsavers and the Vision India Appeal by Bafta nominated Channel 4’s ‘The Family’ and Shay Grewal. Shay Grewal from ‘The Family’ adds, “My younger brother suffered from cataracts as a child, and I remember how hard it was for him as he grew up. We had the advantage of a support network and the NHS, but in India there isn�۪t the same support. Without charities like Sightsavers there is little hope for the 400,000 children in India who suffer from some form of blindness.”