"It's the passion"
2016-16-09
LIGHT FOR THE WORLD offered Balla Ouattara a scholarship to become an ophthalmologist. Today he works as a specialist and talks to us about his vision and passion.
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Help to save eyesight!
2015: Six important figures at a glance
7,702,986
people received antibiotics
1,123,116
eye consultations
50,863
cataract surgeries
46,911
children with disabilities reached in rehabilitation programmes
26,270
trachoma surgeries
7,812
children with disabilities received school education
News
A new Europe
2016-13-09
LIGHT FOR THE WORLD has co-published a statement for a new, social, sustainable and inclusive Europe.
CRPD: 10 years anniversary celebration in Addis Ababa
2016-29-08
The United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the African Union Commission and the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights organize a Regional Workshop in Addis Ababa. LIGHT FOR THE WORLD's track record led to an invitation as relevant stakeholder and presenter of its work.
Testimonials
Olga Kabré Ouermi
ADA and Co-financed Programmes Officer, Burkina Faso
LIGHT FOR THE WORLD gives me the opportunity to participate in building an inclusive society favorable to the development of people with disabilities.
Josef Stockreiter
Donor
I know that LIGHT FOR THE WORLD is using my donation in an efficient manner to combat preventable blindness.
Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Former Commissioner of the European Union, President of EU-LAC Foundation (Austria)
LIGHT FOR THE WORLD shows a remarkable vision of an inclusive world in which we are all able to live a life of health and dignity.
How you can help
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