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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

Photo: Inclusive Livelihood project in Rwanda. Credit: Marjan van der Lingen / Light for the World

Disability Inclusive Livelihood

Changing lives at community level

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

News

Adriana's puppy

2018-10-08

Litlle Adriana Masai trains interaction skills with her puppy, Negrita

Photo: Dr. Amir Bedri Kello. Credit: Light for the World

Eye Health Hero Leaves for New Challenges

2018-08-08

Light for the World says good-bye to Dr. Amir Bedri Kello

Photo: Tom Shakespeare visiting Light for the World projects in Mozambique. Credit: Light for the World

Disability and Leadership

2018-25-07

Global Disability Summit speech by Tom Shakespeare

Photo: Inclusive classroom in Burkina Faso

We must commit to inclusive education for children with disabilities

2018-24-07

Here's how - by Nidhi Singhal and Nafisa Baboo

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Testimonials

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.

Fortunat Walther

CEO Medicor Foundation

Throughout our longstanding cooperation, LIGHT FOR THE WORLD has proven to be an efficient and transparent organization that emphasizes supporting locally pre-existing structures and thus sustainability in development.