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A woman wearing a blue, green and yellow headscarf looks towards the camera while she holds on to the fenced front of the food stall she sells from in South Sudan. — Tuna Marcello Dafaallah, 29, is an entrepreneur. Tuna has cerebral palsy and lives in a camp for displaced people in South Sudan. © Marlies Madzar

Husband, wife and child smiling and being happy over the fact that Tesfanesh (the wife) got an eye surgery and can see again. Tesfanesh is looking at the camera, smiling with an eye patch on her left eye. She is holding is standing in front of her husband, holding her child. — Tesfanesh Tadese Äthiopien 2019 © Ulrich Eigner

Our mission & vision

Light for the World empowers people with disabilities and protects eye health – because an inclusive society is better for all!

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Our approach

An elderly woman who has just had an operation sits smiling in front of a red wall and looks directly into the camera. She is wearing beige linen clothes with dark green ornaments. — Ethiopia 2015 © Light for the World

Promoting eye health

The rate of untreated eye disease is 90% in low-income countries. We believe everyone deserves access to quality eye care, no matter where they live or how much they earn.

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In der ersten Reihe auf einer Holzschulbank sitzen sieben Jugendliche mit Brillen. Sie alle tragen ein blaues Hemd und blicken in die Kamera. — Brillenverteilung in Schulen© Gregor Kuntscher

Championing inclusive education

Education lays the groundwork for a self-determined future. But more than 32.5 million children with disabilities in poorer regions are denied this right. We fight to change this.

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A boy with a disability practices walking on two wooden Bars. The child wears a green pullover and pink trousers. Next to it there is another boy supporting. — Light for the World supports children with disabilities to live their full potential.

Supporting people with disabilities

Barriers to inclusion are still high and many. From the classroom, to the workplace, and beyond. Discrimination against people with disabilities must end now.

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