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Weathering the storm: a human response to climate disasters

The aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.
The aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.
  • Humanitarian Action
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Weathering the storm: a human response to climate disasters

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Light for the World donated laptops, iPads and other equipment to support visually impaired students in Burkina Faso to read and write. © Light for the World Light for the World donated laptops, iPads and other equipment to support visually impaired students in Burkina Faso to read and write. © Light for the World
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10 ways we touched lives in 2022

Jane Weithera on a conference stepping up for her purpose to push inclusion forward.
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COSP 2022: Why it matters

four Cambodian project participants riding a transport tricycle on a dirt road. The driver is male and waves and smiles. 2 men and one woman sit behind him on the cart.
Participants of a workshop on designing accessible agriculture solutions are testing their prototype ofa transport tricycle.
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New horizons for Light for the World Cambodia

Burkinabe woman with glasses and shoulder-length curly hair in a white lab coat and a facemask under her chin standing next to ophthalmic machine
  • Eye Health
  • Mandate

2030 IN SIGHT: What’s next for global eye health?

a young burkinabe girl in a wheelchair in the middle of her friends on a dirtpath through a cornfield
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  • Disability Rights

12 practical ways to push disability up your organisation’s agenda

screenshot of Nafisa, a South African woman with shoulder-length darkbrown hair. logos of Light for the World and the Global Disability Summit are in the top corners.
Nafisa Baboo presents Light for the World GDS commitments.
  • Disability Rights
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Global Disability Summit 2022: committing to change

a gray and white EVO10 audio player held in the hands of a Burkinabe student
a gray and white EVO10 audio player held in the hands of a Burkinabe student
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  • Inclusive Education

International Day of Education 2022: Transformation through accessible technology

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2021: The year in review

Image of Abel Nelson Manuel, a seven-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, looking at a book in a classroom. Abel received rehabilitation from AMAVIDA, a local partner of Light for the World in Mozambique. In an example of inclusive education, he now attends school and learns with other children his age. Copyright for the photo is Ulrich Eigner / Light for the World
Abel Nelson Manuel, a seven-year-old boy who has cerebral palsy, received rehabilitation from AMAVIDA, a local partner of Light for the World in Mozambique. In an example of inclusive education, he now attends school and learns with other children his age. © Ulrich Eigner / Light for the World
  • Inclusive Education

8 things to know about inclusive education

A classroom of learners sitting together on a carpet on the floor of a community nursery class in an IDP camp in Juba, South Sudan, whilst their teacher stands in front of them, signing. The teacher has her back to the camera and raises both her hands, which the children are copying her sign language.
Disability Inclusion Facilitator, Esther Piro, teaches sign language to a classroom of children with and without disabilities in a camp for IDPs in Juba, South Sudan. Light for the World supported the development of a new South Sudanese sign language dictionary, in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare and South Sudan Association of the Deaf, which was published in 2021. © Bullen Chol.
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Inclusive education in South Sudan: education in emergencies for children with disabilities

Image of three women who participated in the project: Overcoming Barriers to Food Security: A photo narrative by people with disabilities. The woman in the middle of the three holds a camera.
A project focused on identifying barriers and solutions to food security in Uganda asked people with disabilities to document their findings through photography. © Light for the World
  • Economic Empowerment

Food security: people with disabilities in Uganda share barriers and solutions through photography

Several people, including Light for the World staff stand in front of a Light for the World banner smiling
Light for the World Team, Disability Inclusion Facilitators, and member of partner organizations celebrate a successful career fair for youth with disabilities.
  • Economic Empowerment

Light For the World and Mastercard Foundation Partner to Enable Youth Employment for Young Africans with Disabilities

Image of two girls with food kits received as part of the emergency education project in Kossi.
  • Inclusive Education
  • Humanitarian Action

Conflict-displaced pupils in Burkina Faso get chance to continue education

Image of Nadège, a student in a classroom in Burkina Faso, using an Evo10 Daisy recorder/player to record lessons and later transcribe them to braille. She wants to become a journalist.
Nadège, a student in Burkina Faso, uses an Evo10 Daisy recorder/player to record lessons and later transcribe them to braille. She wants to become a journalist.
  • Inclusive Education

2023 GEM Report: How can technology support inclusive education?

Lucy smiles outside, surrounded by greenery, wearing a patterned blue scarf and holding a mobility aid.
Lucy Nkatha is the founder of Kiengu Women Challenged to Challenge, an Organisation of Women with Disabilities who advocate for the rights of women and girls with disabilities and freedom from sexual and gender-based violence. She is photographed here in Kiengu village, at one of her advocacy training sessions.
  • Disability Rights
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Eight ways to make sure women and girls with disabilities are not left behind

Image of two graduates from the Employable programme in front of a Light for the World banner. On the right is Brian Ngugi, who studies Building Technology at Machakos Technical Institute for the Blind in Kenya.
More than 100 students recently graduated from the Employable programme run by Light for the World, including Machakos Technical Institute for the Blind student Brian Ngugi.
  • Economic Empowerment
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How students with disabilities become ‘EmployABLE’ in Kenya

Image of Nyakhan James, a one-year-old refugee with hydrocephalus, being held by her aunt Elizabeth Nyaper.
  • Humanitarian Action
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Sudan conflict: the impact on refugees with disabilities

A mentorships forum took place at the Machakos Technical Institute for the Blind in Kenya as part of the EmployAble programme. The programme aims to enable economic empowerment. During the session students learned skills on how to create CVs and write successful job applications.
A mentorships forum took place at the Machakos Technical Institute for the Blind in Kenya as part of the EmployAble programme. The programme aims to enable economic empowerment. During the session students learned skills on how to create CVs and write successful job applications.
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What is COSP and why does it matter?