Donate now

90% of vision loss worldwide can be prevented or treated with timely medical care. Thanks to supporters like you, Light for the World works every day to make eye health accessible to those who need it most.

Eye health doesn’t cost the world, but your donation means the world for someone in need. How do you want to help today?

💛 15 Euros enable eyeglasses for a child

💛 40 Euros enable learning material for a child with a disability

💛 55 Euros enable a cataract operation

Information on donations from Germany: Please donate via our partner Maecenata Stiftung to make your donation tax-deductible. Find more information here.

Thank you for your support!

Facts

450 Millionen

children worldwide live with a visual impairment.

40 %

of blindness in children worldwide can be prevented with timely medical help.

8 years old

is the end of the optimal timeframe wherein the brain and eyes learn to see. This is why early treatment is important.

Meet Deolinda

Cataracts are the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. They don’t just affect the elderly — around 200,000 children are blind due to cataracts.

Deolinda from Mozambique nearly became one of them. After noticing a growing white spot in her right eye, her mother Herminia took her to a local hospital. They were then referred to Maputo Central Hospital, which is supported by Light for the World.

There, Dr. Lacea Alfredo determined an operation was urgent: “Deolinda can barely see out of her right eye. She is very young, and her brain must learn how to see. We have to operate as soon as possible.” The operation was a success, and Deolinda has taken her first steps into a more self-determined future.