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Yeti, Marieke and Rupert at the COSP 2019 Photo Credit: Julian Roniger

In Focus: Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Light for the World representatives attend the 12th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) which is taking place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on June 11th - 13th, 2019.

10 Facts You Need to Know About Climate Change

June 5th is World Environment Day, a day recognized by the United Nations to encourage awareness and action to protect our environment worldwide.

Empowering Women: SDG5 and Her Abilities

With the Her Abilities Award, Light for the World wants to contribute to the theme of SDG 5 and put the achievements of women with disabilities at centre-stage. The nomination deadline is around the corner.

Food and water is distributed to victims of cyclones in Mozambique

Mozambique: What happens with your donations?

By donating you are helping thousands of people with disabilities recover from the devastating storms.

Búzi Residents and Light for the World team walk through rubble- Photo Credit: Country Team

The Aftermath of Cyclone Idai

Water born diseases are on the rise, schools are closed and another storm is approaching - this is the current situation in Mozambique. You can help make a difference now.

Castigo from Mozambique with is tricycle

Surviving the Storm - Castigo and Cyclone Idai

Day to day life can be quite challenging for someone with an assistive device in Mozambique. Follow Castigo's journey after the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai, and see for yourself how Light for the World is helping him reach his dreams.

2018: Six important figures at a glance

16,286,999

Number of treatments given to fight Neglected Tropical Diseases

1,209,978

Number of people reached

89,280

Eye surgeries performed

Persons with disabilities who received rehab wheelchair icon

34,696

Persons with disabilities who received rehabilitation

24,212

Livelihood and empowerment activities

12,953

Children with disabilities who received an education

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Innovate for inclusion. Group of men doing woodwork

Innovate for Inclusion - A Social Innovation Lab Publication

2019-07-06

A Social Innovation Lab is a space where a group of people in complementary roles come together to experiment, in order to find new solutions to complex problems.

Alliance fights avoidable blindness

2019-29-05

A partnership between the Islamic Development Bank and Light for the World aims to put an end to avoidable blindness in 10 African countries.

Benedict Mozambique photo credit country team

'Nothing is the Same' - Benedict's visit to Mozambique Post Idai

2019-25-04

Due to the emergency situation brought by the Cyclone Idai, the Mozambican country team was reinforced by the international team with Benedict Hoefnagels, from the UK. This is his experience.

“Most people don’t know they have glaucoma”

2019-12-03

Glaucoma specialist Fatima Kyari about why awareness for the eye disease is so important

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Testimonials

Josef Stockreiter

Donor

I know that LIGHT FOR THE WORLD is using my donation in an efficient manner to combat preventable blindness.

Thérèse Kafando

Director of CEFISE

I am very proud of and satisfied with the collaboration with LIGHT FOR THE WORLD. Thanks to their support, we are able to reach large numbers of excluded children with disabilities.

Colin Low

Politician and law scholar

I have high regard for the highly professional and committed work LIGHT FOR THE WORLD does in combating injustice and inequality and the marginalisation of disadvantaged groups throughout the world.