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Right Livelihood Award for Yetnebersh Nigussie

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Photo: Right Livelihood Laureate Yetnebersh Nigussie. Credit: Light for the World

Who is Yetnebersh Nigussie?

A portrait of our colleague, the Right Livelihood Laureate

Photo: An overjoyed Lina is back with her family after surgery. Credit: Ulrich Eigner

Restored eyesight, restored livelihood

An ophthalmic outreach enabled Lina Zaie to grow crops again

Symbolic photo: In 2016, we enabled more than 100,000 eye surgeries. Credit: Ulrich Eigner

New Activity Report 2016 - 2017

Last year's successes in fully accessible PDF format

Portrait of Puja. Credit: Gregor Kuntscher

Puja's Story

Through our CBR programme, Puja from Guwahati was able to finish school

Photo: CTA launch during a CEO & NGO breakfast. Credit: Will Pascall

Call to Invest in Disability-Inclusive Education

NGOs call on governments and donors to prioritise schooling for children with disabilities

#CostingEquity: Invest in Inclusive Education!

New report calls for changes to government and donor practice

2016: Six important figures at a glance

10,134,553

people received medication

958,003

patients received eye care services

52,015

cataract surgeries

40,431

children with disabilities reached in rehabilitation programmes

28,601

trachoma surgeries

9,139

children with disabilities received school education

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Photo: Ophthalmic outreach in Sofala province, Mozambique, September 2017. Credit: Light for the World

World Sight Day: Major Challenges Ahead

2017-11-10

On World Sight Day 2017, there is both good news and bad news

Photo: Phalla Neang was Cambodia's first Braille teacher. Today, she coordinates 145 inclusive classes. Credit: Kimlong Meng/Marjority World

Teachers Who Change The World: Phalla Neang

2017-05-10

Phalla Neang coordinates a programme of 145 inclusive classes in Cambodia

Photo: Light for the World's Senior Inclusion Advisor, Yetnebersh Nigussie, has been awarded the Right Livelihood Award 2017. Credit: Studio Casagrande

Right Livelihood Award for Yetnebersh Nigussie

2017-22-09

Our Ethiopian colleague receives prestigious award

I am EmployAble

2017-21-09

Disability Inclusion Lab launches publication on Inclusive Vocational Training

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Testimonials

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.

Henry Wanyoike

Paralympic Gold Medallist and World Record Holder (Kenya)

I love to make this world a better place together with LIGHT FOR THE WORLD. People with disabilities have a great role to play in any community. They should not wait but stand up and go for their dreams and talents.