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Mozambique has been hit by four cyclones in two years, destroying the livelihoods of many people. © Mango Sound
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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

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 ...

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Close-up of the face of Nigest, a young Ethiopian girl as she undergos a vision test. She is wearing a trial frame fitted with test lenses, including a prominent red lens on the left side. A hand adjusts the frame gently. Nigest's expression is calm and focused.
Nigest Unche received glasses after an eye testing at her school. © Genaye Eshetu / Light for the World.
  • Eye Health
29.10.2026

Light for the World commits US$15 million to inclusive eye health by 2030

As the first ever Global Summit for Eye Health takes place, Light for the World shares our commitments to strengthen ...

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
29.10.2026

Global Summit for Eye Health: Light for the World’s commitments and resources

For the first Global Summit for Eye Health on 2 November 2026, Light for the World is committing to invest ...

Aaron Masia, a man with a short beard, wearing a navy blue coat over a striped shirt, smiles at the camera while working on a circuit board on a cluttered workbench, surrounded by shelves of electronics and hanging cables.
E-waste entrepreneur Aaron Masia tests a circuit board in his Nakuru repair shop — a business built over nearly 11 years that now trains the next generation of technicians. © Dennis Hombe / Light for the World
  • Economic Empowerment
19.10.2026

Fixing phones, rebuilding futures: Kenya’s e-waste entrepreneurs turn electronic trash into trade 

The PowerUp Programme is transforming a mounting e-waste problem into skills, income and opportunity for entrepreneurs with and without disabilities.  

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 ...

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.
  • General
30.09.2026

September News Wrap: people with disabilities to shape future of farming in southern Africa 

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

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 ...

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
  • News Wrap
  • Disability Rights
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
  • News Wrap
  • Disability Rights
  • Economic Empowerment
  • Eye Health
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

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