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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Main image for end-of-year good news article — Light for the World donated laptops, iPads and other equipment to support visually impaired students in Burkina Faso to read and write. © Light for the World Light for the World donated laptops, iPads and other equipment to support visually impaired students in Burkina Faso to read and write. © Light for the World

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10 ways we touched lives in 2022

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Grace displays crops for sale in Uganda — Grace received funding from Light For the World through the Make 12.4% Work programme in Uganda, which promoted disability inclusive employment throughout the country, including through sustainable agricultural practices. She used the funds to venture into selling vegetables and maize. The returns from selling these foodstuffs have helped her provide for her family.

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05.06.2023

An inclusive response to the climate emergency

An image of Zehara Mohamed Ali, a trader with a disability, who has benefitted from a VSLA loan. — Zehara Mohamed Ali, a trader with a disability, was able to re-start her business after receiving a VSLA loan. © Light for the World.

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Economic Empowerment
Humanitarian Action

30.05.2023

Combining emergency response with lasting resilience in Ethiopia

Image of The Mangateen camp for Internally Displaced People in Juba, South Sudan. The camp is hosting more than 4,200 returnees who have fled the conflict in Sudan.

Humanitarian Action
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15.05.2023

As hundreds of thousands flee Sudan, inclusion must be prioritised

Image of Peter Rosario, a Disability Inclusion Facilitator and entrepreneur in Wau, South Sudan. Peter is standing outside his store which sells cigarettes, tea leaves, charcoal, sweets, batteries, cooking oil, blankets and mosquito nets.

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Economic Empowerment
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08.05.2023

‘I want to be self-reliant’ — encouraging enterprise for Internally Displaced People

The aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.

Humanitarian Action
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20.04.2023

Weathering the storm: a human response to climate disasters

A Light for the World employee helps moving someone's wheelchair in the rubble.

General

13.04.2023

How to be inclusive when a crisis hits

A woman wearing a blue, green and yellow headscarf looks towards the camera while she holds on to the fenced front of the food stall she sells from in South Sudan. — Tuna Marcello Dafaallah, 29, is an entrepreneur. Tuna has cerebral palsy and lives in a camp for displaced people in South Sudan. © Marlies Madzar

Humanitarian Action
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29.03.2023

8 things you need to know about people with disabilities in emergencies

A woman with a disability that impairs her ability to walk, rides a bicycle while balancing her cane over the bike handles. — Bintou Ouedraogo, who has a physical disability, balances her cane over her bike handles while she cycles.

Disability Rights

06.03.2023

A journey at the intersection of gender and disability

Main image for South Sudan signs UNCRPD article — Akoi (right) is 15 years old and has monthly injections into his joints to ease the pain of severe arthritis. He is head boy and top of the class at school and wants to become a lawyer so he can fight for the rights of persons with disabilities. © Light for the World

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27.02.2023

South Sudan signs for disability rights

Young people with disabilities at an EnableMe art workshop in Kenya. — Light for the World Kenya's EnableMe online platform connects people with disabilities across the country, like these young people who met offline for an art workshop. (c) Light for the World

Disability Rights
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15.02.2023

Towards a world of zero barriers for people with disabilities