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Women and children in Mozambique holding on to their goods
Mozambique has been hit by four cyclones in two years, destroying the livelihoods of many people. © Mango Sound
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A group of around 15 community members work together to construct the circular wooden roof frame of an accessible storage barn in Mozambique as part of the SPARK programme. Men and women stand around the structure, hands on the timber frame, in a rural outdoor setting.
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September News Wrap: people with disabilities to shape future of farming in southern Africa 

September 2026 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact.

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Maria Gimo Jorcida, an older woman wearing a purple knitted hat, looks at the camera with a green and white patch taped over one eye after surgery.
Maria Gimo Jorcida shortly after her cataract surgery. © Mango Sound / Light for the World.
  • Eye Health
02.10.2026

How clinical psychologists are taking the fear out of eye surgery 

It takes a team to ensure children can reach their full potential. As we spotlight some of the unsung heroes ...

Davidson Komakech, seated, looks through a lensometer to check a lens, while Jimmy Ogwal stands beside him holding a slip of paper and watching closely. Optical tools hang on a board to the left.
Davidson checks a lens prescription while Jimmy looks on — the kind of precision that means a child's glasses fit exactly right. Sauti © Plus/Light for the World
  • Eye Health
30.09.2026

The craftsmen saving sight and changing lives — one pair of spectacles at a time

It takes a team to ensure children can reach their full potential. As we spotlight some of the unsung heroes ...

There are five people sitting on a bench, with medical equipment and cables in the background. An adult and child are closest to the camera and out of focus. Delphine looks at a young boy, who has a bandage over his eye, after cataract surgery. He looks relaxed, and sits closely next to his mother, playing with his hands.
Delphine sits with a child and his family, after he received successful cataract surgery. © Semfilms/Light for the World
  • Eye Health
28.09.2026

The community health workers guiding children to eye care

It takes a team to ensure children can reach their full potential. As we spotlight some of the unsung heroes ...

Teresa Tomas Mussa, a teacher trained in pre-screening eyes and wearing a white coat, shines a light from a smartphone into a pupil's eye during a classroom vision check. An eye test chart is pinned to the chalkboard behind them.
Teresa Tomas Mussa received training to pre-screen the eyes of her pupils. © Jens Dörre / Light for the World.
  • Eye Health
24.09.2026

How teachers are catching children’s eye problems in the classroom 

It takes a team to ensure children can reach their full potential. As we spotlight some of the unsung heroes ...

Five people representing the unsung heroes of child eye health in Africa. They include community health workers, optical technicians, teachers and a clinical psychologist.
  • Eye Health
23.09.2026

The unsung heroes quietly transforming child eye health in Africa 

It takes a team to ensure children can reach their full potential. To highlight their crucial work, we are spotlighting ...

Benson fixes a power socket extension. He is sitting at a green table, holding the extension in his left hand, the other hand holding a small screwdriver. He wears a navy fleece, has short dark hair, and smiles at the camera. There is a keyboard on the desk in front of him, and behind a green banner reads “PowerUp” and shows a graphic illustration of a smiling mobile phone with arms and legs.
Benson, a young deaf technician, relies on vibrations from speakers to determine whether sound systems are working. After joining the PowerUp Programme, he gained confidence in repairing phones, laptops, and sound systems through inclusive training supported by sign language interpretation © Light for the World Kenya
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31.08.2026

August News Wrap: what Kenya’s e-waste sector can teach us about inclusive growth 

August 2026 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact 

Juster Kathure Michubu smiles as she holds up a length of patterned fabric in her tailoring shop in Kenya. © MFC Production/Light for the World
Juster Kathure Michubu, a 26-year-old entrepreneur from Meru County, has turned significant personal challenges into a story of resilience, independence, and community impact. © MFC Production/Light for the World
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04.08.2026

July News Wrap: Trained entrepreneurs with disabilities grow incomes by 35% in Kenya 

July 2026 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact

Aryam Teklay, a young girl in a school uniform, holds up a small cup of medication during a trachoma treatment campaign, with classmates lined up behind her.
© Adwa Pictures/Light for the World
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30.06.2026

June News Wrap: 2.6 million people protected from blinding trachoma in Ethiopia 

June 2026 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact 

Disability-inclusive humanitarian action in practice: a young man with a crutch collects food aid at an IMPACT-BF site in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Disability-inclusive humanitarian action in practice: a young man with a crutch collects food aid at an IMPACT-BF site in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Alexandra Compaore/Light for the World.
  • Humanitarian Action
18.06.2026

Disability-inclusive humanitarian action: 5 practical steps for NGOs 

Disability-inclusive humanitarian action means no one is left behind when disaster strikes. Here are five steps humanitarian organisations can take right now ...

A woman and a young girl, smiling, stand together outdoors on a grass area outside hospital buildings. The woman has her arm around the girl's shoulders. The girl wears a yellow and blue floral dress.
A woman and a young girl, smiling, stand together outdoors on a grass area outside hospital buildings. The woman has her arm around the girl's shoulders. The girl wears a yellow and blue floral dress.
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29.05.2026

May News Wrap: Uganda child eye health outreach restores sight for over 70 people  

May 2026 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact 

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