Media
Light for the World in the media
We are proud to share coverage of our programmes and expert colleagues in media outlets worldwide. For media enquiries, please see the contact information at the bottom of this page. Check out our guide for tips on media reporting on disability.
South Sudan blind football league (04.05.2024)
Simon Madol, a Disability Inclusion Facilitator, and blind football players Jimmy Just Augustin and Yona Sabri spoke to the BBC’s The Happy Pod about South Sudan’s first blind football league and how the sport can promote disability inclusion. (Listen from 9.24).
“Prioritize Pediatric Programs” (07.05.2024)
Dr Vasco da Gama, Mozambique’s first paediatric ophthalmologist, spoke to The Ophthalmologist magazine about the importance of children having access to quality eye health care.
Living with disability in a South Sudan refugee camp. (25.04.2024)
Abilo Theophilous, a Disability Inclusion Facilitator, and Sophia Mohammed, Country Director at Light for the World South Sudan, told BBC Focus on Africa about the challenges refugees and returnees with disabilities face and the work to support them. (Listen from 20.52).
Listen at BBC Focus on Africa.
More media coverage
- A workshop for the accessibility of digital educational resources adapted for the benefit of people with disabilities (02.05.2024) (LeFaso.net)
- Empowering Teachers with Technology for Inclusive Learning: A Pilot Initiative in Burkina Faso (24.04.2024) (UNESCO)
- Football Dreams & The Dinka Boys (28.03.2024) (Goal Click)
- The fight to cure South Sudan’s mysterious neurological disorder (25.03.2024) (The Guardian)
- Persistent Education Access Challenges for Disabled in South Sudan (22.02.2024) (Voice of America)
- Sitting Down With… Geoffrey Wabulembo, Medical Director, Eye Health and NTDs at Light for the World (31.01.2024) (The Ophthalmologist)
- ONG Light for the world : Six enfants handicapés reçoivent des kits de couture et de mécanique (22.12.2023) (Le Faso.net)
- Ugandan Director Mathew Nabwiso Seeks to Challenge Some of the Existing Narratives about People with Disability (15.12.2023) (Voice of America)
- Empower entrepreneurs with disabilities to boost economy, foster inclusivity (11.12.2023) (The Star Kenya)
- Why do deaf Africans struggle to access their rights? (22.09.2023) (DW)
- Why South Sudan Has Become A Focal Point For Blind Soccer Players (28.07.2023) (Forbes)
- Au Soudan du Sud, les débuts prometteurs du cécifoot (02.07.2023) (RFI)
Contact
For media enquiries, including interview requests, images and language guidelines, contact Robert Kidd.
