LIGHT FOR THE WORLD

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Photo: An overjoyed Lina is back with her family after surgery. Credit: Ulrich Eigner

Restored eyesight, restored livelihood

An ophthalmic outreach enabled Lina Zaie to grow crops again

Symbolic photo: In 2016, we enabled more than 100,000 eye surgeries. Credit: Ulrich Eigner

New Activity Report 2016 - 2017

Last year's successes in fully accessible PDF format

Portrait of Puja. Credit: Gregor Kuntscher

Puja's Story

Through our CBR programme, Puja from Guwahati was able to finish school

Photo: CTA launch during a CEO & NGO breakfast. Credit: Will Pascall

Call to Invest in Disability-Inclusive Education

NGOs call on governments and donors to prioritise schooling for children with disabilities

Sign language as a teaching medium in Cambodia. Credit: Peter Canton

Disability Inclusion now has its own Lab

Our Netherlands-based Lab is a space for stakeholders to come together to make disability inclusion work.

#CostingEquity: Invest in Inclusive Education!

New report calls for changes to government and donor practice

2016: Six important figures at a glance

10,134,553

people received medication

958,003

patients received eye care services

52,015

cataract surgeries

40,431

children with disabilities reached in rehabilitation programmes

28,601

trachoma surgeries

9,139

children with disabilities received school education

News

Sports for Peace in South Sudan

2017-18-08

How sports is changing the lives of refugees with disabilities and helping achieve peace at the same time

Marrakesh VIP Treaty: Major Step for Accessibility

2017-10-08

Burkina Faso ratifies Marrakesh Treaty making books accessible for people with visual impairments

Photo: Left to right - Yetnebersh Nigussie, Dagnachew Wakene, Maggie Kern. Credit: Light for the World

Sustainable Development means disability-inclusive development!

2017-21-07

Ministerial Declaration adopted - Maggie Kern blogs from the HLPF, Part 2

Photo: Elie Bagbila gives a presentation during the inclusion training. Credit: Emmanuel Kansié

Training Partners in Inclusive Development

2017-19-07

At a training in Ouagadougou, we discussed issues and tools with our partners and networks - by Emmanuel Kansié

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Testimonials

Grace Lime

Donor

I see a donation to LIGHT FOR THE WORLD as an investment with a high revenue. When you save someone’s eyesight, you save a life. Buy one jeans less in a year and save someone’s eyesight.

Ronald McCallum

Vice-Chairperson of the UN-Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Sydney, Senior Australian for the Year 2011

I am truly honoured to be an Ambassador for LIGHT FOR THE WORLD. My concerns for persons with disabilities are that our human rights and inherent dignity are respected by all.

Henry Wanyoike

Paralympic Gold Medallist and World Record Holder (Kenya)

I love to make this world a better place together with LIGHT FOR THE WORLD. People with disabilities have a great role to play in any community. They should not wait but stand up and go for their dreams and talents.