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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 blue sign with white words reading “Voter parking only” and a white symbol of a wheelchair user. The sign is from an election in Minnesota, United States.
A sign for voters with disabilities. © Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
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Equal access in elections: 5 ways to ensure people with disabilities can vote

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Milat Berhanu is an ophthalmic nurse. She was one of the participants in the TT surgeon certification training and the disability awareness and inclusion training in Tigray.
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26.06.2024

June 2024 News Wrap

Composite image of Lucy Nyaga and Katri Bertram. Both are smiling in front of a bright yellow background. Lucy is the new International Director of Programmes and Katri is International Director of Impact & Advocacy.
New International Directors Lucy Nyaga (left) and Katri Bertram.
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17.06.2024

New International Directors join Light for the World

David Ndungu stands next to Peris and Stanley, both members of United Disabled People of Laikipia group. David is in the middle wearing a yellow Light for the World t-shirt and hat. A woman on his left wears a long light blue coat and skirt, and a white head scarf. The man on the right wears a pale shirt and dark trousers. The stand outside in front of bright blue walls.
David Ndungu stands next to Peris and Stanley, both members of United Disabled People of Laikipia group.
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03.06.2024

Restoring ecosystems: six approaches for disability inclusive climate action

A group of people sign to the camera at the launch of the South Sudan Sign Language Training Centre.
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28.05.2024

May 2024 News Wrap

Three young people with disabilities participating in the first workshops of the We Can Work Programme. They are posing for a photo. The man in the middle gives a
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24.04.2024

April 2024 News Wrap

A Disability Inclusion Advisor from Light for the World in Mozambique being interviewed by a local TV station. The DIF is a woman who uses a wheelchair.
A Disability Inclusion Advisor in Mozambique being interviewed by a local TV station. © Mango Sound/Light for the World.
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18.04.2024

How to report on disability: 6 tips for journalists 

Two people smile in front of a blackboard, holding their hands spread out, with palms to the camera. A boy sits on the rights, wearing a blue polo-shirt, he has his arm around his mum's shoulders - to the left - who is wearing a black and orange polka dot top and a white pearl bracelet.
Mauen Makuac Riak, a 15-year old student, and his mother smile together in a classroom, after taking part in a Sign Language training. “I want to continue my studies to become a teacher like one of the Light for the World facilitators who have been training me in sign language,” says Mauen. © Nema Juma / Light for the World.
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25.03.2024

March 2024 News Wrap

A woman takes part in a Cyclone Simulation exercise in Buzi, Mozambique as part of the ICDP project, funded by Austrian Development Agency. Gender is mainstreamed throughout the project, ensuring that women and girls with disabilities are included in creating emergency response plans to climate-related disasters. She is wearing an bright orange hat and vest, and is using a megaphone. She's standing outside in front of some vegetation.
A woman takes part in a Cyclone Simulation exercise in Buzi, Mozambique as part of the ICDP project, funded by Austrian Development Agency. Gender is mainstreamed throughout the project, ensuring that women and girls with disabilities are included in creating emergency response plans to climate-related disasters. Copyright: Mango Sound/Light for the World
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06.03.2024

How to fight intersectional discrimination: six practical tips

A young woman smiles as she looks into the camera. She is standing outside, in front of a brick wall, and wears a yellow dress, with a patterned red and maroon scarf around her neck. She is gently holding onto a wooden stick.
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27.02.2024

February 2024 News Wrap 

Several people from OPDs in South Sudan stand on stage, celebrating and dancing. Many wave crutches in the air.
OPDs celebrate the signing of the UNCRPD in South Sudan
  • Disability Rights
08.02.2024

Leading national disability inclusion: OPDs in South Sudan