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

June 2026 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact 

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Disability-inclusive humanitarian action in practice: a young man with a crutch collects food aid at an IMPACT-BF site in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
  • 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.
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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 

Deborah Achieng (left) and Maureen Thuku (right), both participants from Zetech University, stand together smiling and wearing white T-shirts co-branded with the Standard Chartered Foundation and Light for the World logos. A Light for the World Kenya banner is visible behind them.
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29.04.2026

April News Wrap: Young people join RISE employment programme in Kenya  

April 2026 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact 

A woman smiles and holds up a copy of the Light for the World Kenya Country Strategy 2026–2030. Behind her is a large screen displaying a photo collage of people supported by Light for the World Kenya's programmes, with the Light for the World logo and the word
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  • Disability Rights
31.03.2026

March News Wrap: Light for the World Kenya launches new strategy for disability inclusion

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

Lothar Jaschke, Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to South Sudan, Omot Okony, Undersecretary in the Ministry of General Education and Instruction, Lucy Nyaga, International Director of Programmes at Light for the World and Professor John Aketch, Vice Chancellor of the University of Juba, at the opening of the Inclusive Resource Centre at the University of Juba. All are smiling and applauding.
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  • Inclusive Education
05.03.2026

Accessible learning for all: first inclusive education hub opens in South Sudan 

A Disability Inclusive Resource Centre designed to give students with disabilities equal access to quality education has opened at the University of Juba.  

Members of Association Vivre de Nouveau and the IMPACT-BF project, including wheelchair users, raise their joined hands together in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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  • Disability Rights
27.02.2026

February News Wrap: leaving no one behind in humanitarian action

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

South Sudan blind football team captain Martin Ladu Paul touches the golden trophy from African Blind Football Championship. Next to him, also touching the trophy, are three women including the Undersecretary in the Ministry of Youth and Sports and vice president Rebecca Nyandeng.
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02.02.2026

January News Wrap: South Sudan’s blind footballers meet vice-president 

January 2026 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact 

Floods after a cyclone hit Buzi, Mozambique in February 2020.
  • Humanitarian Action
  • News
23.01.2026

People with disabilities need urgent protection amid deadly Mozambique floods 

People with disabilities in Mozambique need urgent, inclusive humanitarian support in the wake of devastating floods that have killed more ...

A class of school children receive medication during a MDA campaign in Tigray, Ethiopia. A girl wearing a purple shirt holds out her hand to receive the tablets from a man in a white shirt and blue checked top. There are other children in the background wearing purple school uniforms, with green skirts.
  • Eye Health
23.01.2026

4 things you need to know about trachoma – and why investing in NTDs matters

Trachoma causes blindness and visual impairment for nearly two million people globally. While many nations have eliminated the disease, it remains a public health problem in 30 countries, including ...

South Sudan players in white and blue kits celebrate as captain Martin Ladu Paul is presented with the championship trophy. Medals hang around their necks, players hold their hands aloft in celebration and everyone is smiling.
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08.12.2025

14 good news stories in 2025 

From championship-winning athletes to enterprising entrepreneurs, here are some of the year’s positive disability rights and eye health stories from Light for the World.   

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