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Announcement Winners 2019 on November 27th

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Yetnebersh Nigussie with pupils Credit: Light for the World

The Missing Majority: Leadership of Women with Disabilities

Today is the 3rd of December, International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The official theme reminds us that this day is about “Promoting the participation of persons with disabilities and their leadership.”

Mekonen Beyabeh and family Photo Credit Ulrich Eigner

World Report on Vision: a first of its kind

At least 2.2 billion people have vision impairment or blindness, of which over 1 billion cases could have been prevented or have yet to be addressed. The WHO has launched the first World report on Vision.

Abdou Nourou aus Burkina Faso - Credit: LIGHT FOR THE WORLD

This Universal Children’s Day, help all kids with disabilities get a good start in life!

Research “Leave No Child Behind” reveals, governments are falling short on their commitments to protect millions of children with a disability around the world. Read Nourou's story.

Little boy with visual impairment with his mother at new Beira eye clinic.

The Most Modern Eye Clinic in Mozambique Opens

The newest state-of-the-art Eye Clinic in Mozambique officially opened its doors on August 30th, 2019.

Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities for Sustainable Development

Highlights in New York City - HLPF 2019

More than 2,000 participants from governments, civil society, academia and business attended this year's High-Level Political Forum in New York City - July 2019.

Overview of the Sustainable Development Goals

What You Need to Know About the High Level Political Forum 2019

This year the theme of the High-level political forum on sustainable development was “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”.

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

News

light for the world staff and patients in front of eye clinic

The Inauguration of an Eye Clinic: Through the Eyes of Ilauda

2019-11-09

See for yourself what the opening ceremony for the brand new eye clinic in Beira was like with a first-hand account from our country officer, Ilauda.

Yetnebersh and Marieke at NYC UN conference

Local Communities at the UN Headquarters in New York

2019-18-06

Take a glimpse at what took place inside the UN headquarters, including a demonstration in the main entrance hall at the beginning of the conference.

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.

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Testimonials

Colin Allen

President, World Federation of the Deaf

LIGHT FOR THE WORLD, as a well-respected international NGO, continues to take up responsibility to reach out to deaf people and realise Sign Language rights. I personally witnessed the benefits of such a move in PNG.

Ronald Boef

Ambassador, top-10 blind golf players in the world

I realise that I am privileged compared to other people with a visual impairment. I had the chance to make my dreams come true. Peers in developing countries deserve the same opportunities.

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.