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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four Cambodian project participants riding a transport tricycle on a dirt road. The driver is male and waves and smiles. 2 men and one woman sit behind him on the cart. — Participants of a workshop on designing accessible agriculture solutions are testing their prototype ofa transport tricycle.

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Burkinabe woman with glasses and shoulder-length curly hair in a white lab coat and a facemask under her chin standing next to ophthalmic machine

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screenshot of Nafisa, a South African woman with shoulder-length darkbrown hair. logos of Light for the World and the Global Disability Summit are in the top corners. — Nafisa Baboo presents Light for the World GDS commitments.

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a gray and white EVO10 audio player held in the hands of a Burkinabe student

International Day of Education 2022: Transformation through accessible technology

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Elie Bagbila, a Burkinabe man in his mid-50ies with glasses and an orange patterned shirt gives a presentation — Elie Bagbila speaks about Light for the World's engagement with Organisations of Persons with Disabilities

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Die Teams beim Rollstuhlbasketball im Kampf um den Ball, während dieser durch die Luft geworfen wird.

Inclusion through sport

An older Ethiopian woman wearing white traditional clothing and headscarf sits next to three men in the waiting room of a mobile eye health outreach. She responds to questions from a health professional in a white coat. — Mullu sits in the waiting area of a mobile eye health outreach in Amba and talks to a medical professional.

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Nyamit lives in the IDP camp Mahad. Her picture and story was used in several publications.

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Women activists with disabilities say: “#BreakTheBias!”

Tom Shakespeare (new International Chair of Light for the World) at a kick-off event to the Zero Conference 2022 at the Austrian Parliament on the 22nd of February 2022.

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Ella, a Burkinabe woman in her mid-thirties in her wheelchair with another member of their women's group next to her. Ella wears a sleeveless white top and smiles.

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