Category: General

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

Combining emergency response with lasting resilience in Ethiopia

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

Hero image of two women in Mozambique walking with their backs to the camera along a lane between houses. — Sisters Rosa and Anna walk arm in arm along a dirt lane, flanked by houses, in Mozambique. © GCR

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United to end violence against women and girls with disabilities

Header image of Simon Madol — Simon Madol, Head Coach of the Blind Football team as a Disability Inclusion Facilitator at Light for the World in South Sudan. © Light for the World

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Promoting peace through football

People struggle to walk through flooding — Cyclone Eloise caused severe flooding in low-lying Mozambique.

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Disability Rights

No climate solution without disability inclusion

Header image for article featuring a close-up of a child's face as their eyes are examined — Eye consultation campaign to screen and treat eye problems among internally displaced people and the communities they live in.

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Eye health: time to expand our vision

Nafisa Baboo smiling with a group of 6 Ethiopian children. Nafisa has lightbrown skin, short dark hear and wears a red sleaveless dress. — Nafisa Baboo, Light for the World Director for Inclusive Education, with Ethiopian children

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Transforming education begins with inclusion

Rupert Roniger, Marion Lieser

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Welcome Marion Lieser, Light for the World’s new Chief Executive Officer

Jane Weithera on a conference stepping up for her purpose to push inclusion forward.

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COSP 2022: Why it matters

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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Disability Rights
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Elie Bagbila: our new Global Head of Rights and Advocacy