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The Winners of the Her Abilities Award 2018

Find out about the winners of the Her Abilities Award, our initiative to honour women with disabilities.

Photo: The Light for the World delegation at GDS 2018. Credit: Light for the World

7 things you should know about the Global Disability Summit

A summary of key results of the London Global Disability Summit 2018

Photo: Kadidiatou attends school together with her non-disabled peers. Credit: Emmanuel Kansié / Light for the World

Inclusive Education: A quick guide

Why Inclusive Education? Q & A, tutorial videos, and resources.

Photo: Selamawit and her mother, Zinabua, from Awassa. Credit: Light for the World

Community-Based Rehabilitation: A quick guide

Why Community-Based Rehabilitation? And how does it work?

Photo: video still of Litsy Ramos and her mother

Litsy's dream

Litsy, a student with Light for the World's partner FASSIV, wants to become a famous painter

Photo collage: empowered women with disabilities. Credit: Light for the World

Her Abilities Award

Light for the World announces first global award honouring achievements of women with disabilties

2017: Six important figures at a glance

12,999,134

people received medication

1,319,784

number of persons reached

93,082

eye surgeries

33,904

children with disabilities reached in rehabilitation programmes

20,640

livelihood activities

9,062

children with disabilities receiving school education

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A man interviewing a woman, who is smiling

A communication gap

2019-14-01

Our research "Communication Matters!" shows which obstacles persons with disabilities face in accessing public information and services in Cambodia.

Ophthalmologist to be

2019-09-01

Albert Kinda studies at an University Hospital in Ouagadougou and will become ophthalmologist soon

children clapping hands in sign language

12 reasons why 2018 was a great year for inclusion

2018-18-12

In 2018, we came 12 steps closer to our vision to create a world for all. Find out how.

What inclusion really means

2018-07-12

Disability Inclusion Advisor Zina Olshanska writes of her experience at the Family Planning Conference in Rwanda, and the story of a particular woman.

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Testimonials

Martin Ledolter

CEO Austrian Development Agency

LIGHT FOR THE WORLD has been instrumental in establishing and promoting inclusion as an integral part of development cooperation.

Silvia Bopp

Head of board germany

LIGHT FOR THE WORLD has been supporting the Dr. Silvia Bopp Foundation and our goals in a great way. Open-mindedness regarding new projects and a high level of personal commitment characterise LIGHT FOR THE WORLD.

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.