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Weathering the storm: a human response to climate disasters
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The aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.
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Weathering the storm: a human response to climate disasters
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
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COSP 2022: Why it matters
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
Eye Health
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2030 IN SIGHT: What’s next for global eye health?
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Disability Rights
12 practical ways to push disability up your organisation’s agenda
Nafisa Baboo presents Light for the World GDS commitments.
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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
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Inclusive Education
International Day of Education 2022: Transformation through accessible technology
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2021: The year in review
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
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
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
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Food security: people with disabilities in Uganda share barriers and solutions through photography
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
Inclusive Education
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Conflict-displaced pupils in Burkina Faso get chance to continue education
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 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
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
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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.
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What is COSP and why does it matter?
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