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Category: Economic Empowerment

Andera Delfyna, Learning and Innovation Expert at Light for the World, facilitating a co-creation session. She is smiling and handing a piece of paper to a programme participant.
Andera Delfyna, Learning and Innovation Expert at Light for the World, facilitates a co-creation session.
  • Economic Empowerment

5 tips for programme co-creation: a guide for NGOs 

Six people are outside, in a red clay field. There are green tress in the distance. They are testing out adapted farming equipment, a woman sits on a machine with wheels.
A group of people test out an adapted farming tool developed in an AgriLab
  • News Wrap
  • Disability Rights
  • Economic Empowerment
  • Humanitarian Action

September 2024 News Wrap 

A young woman of short stature, dressed in red and holding a microphone, shares learnings from a We Can Work Academy training session.
A young woman of short stature shares her learnings during a training session in Uganda © Erika Bojarczuk / Light for the World.
  • General
  • Economic Empowerment

Finding fulfilling jobs: 4 ways to support young people with disabilities

A female trainer stands and shares learnings with the programme participants. She wears glasses, a light blue dress, and holds note books in her hands. Her expression is engaging.
A trainer provides input on core life skills during a session of the We Can Work Academy. © Light for the World
  • News Wrap
  • Disability Rights
  • Economic Empowerment
  • Eye Health
  • Inclusive Education

July 2024 News Wrap

Teresa laughs outside, with 8 of her friends standing behind her. She sits in a wheelchair and holds her schoolbags and pencils.
Teresa Jordão is 15 years old and lives in Mafarinha in Mozambique. Physical rehabilitation, supported by Light for the World, has greatly improved Teresa’s mobility. Her father, Jordão Vinte, believes that it is truly important to invest in and ensure an inclusive environment at school, so that all children with disabilities can learn equally.
  • Disability Rights
  • Economic Empowerment
  • Eye Health
  • Gender
  • Humanitarian Action
  • Inclusive Education

11 reasons to celebrate in 2023

Image of Lylian Adhiambo, a baker and entrepreneur with a disability.
Lylian Adhiambo managed to make her bakery business a success after taking part in the InBusiness programme. © Kevin Gitonga- Plateau Media / Light for the World
  • Economic Empowerment

Opinion: Empower entrepreneurs with disabilities to boost economy, foster inclusivity

Lylian (left) is wearing a white cap and apron and stirring dough in a bowl, while her colleague (right) is wearing a red dress and apron and handles doughnuts. They are surrounded by baked goods.
Lylian with her colleague baking
  • Economic Empowerment
  • Disability Rights

Breaking barriers to economic independence for people with disabilities in Kenya

Image of three women who participated in the project: Overcoming Barriers to Food Security: A photo narrative by people with disabilities. The woman in the middle of the three holds a camera.
A project focused on identifying barriers and solutions to food security in Uganda asked people with disabilities to document their findings through photography. © Light for the World
  • Economic Empowerment

Food security: people with disabilities in Uganda share barriers and solutions through photography

Several people, including Light for the World staff stand in front of a Light for the World banner smiling to celebrate the launch of We Can Work, one of the good news stories of 2023.
Light for the World and the Mastercard Foundation have partnered to enable young people with disabilities to access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030 through the “We Can Work” programme. We will work closely with the African Disability Forum, and national OPDs in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal.
  • Economic Empowerment

Light For the World and Mastercard Foundation Partner to Enable Youth Employment for Young Africans with Disabilities

Image of two graduates from the Employable programme in front of a Light for the World banner. On the right is Brian Ngugi, who studies Building Technology at Machakos Technical Institute for the Blind in Kenya.
More than 100 students recently graduated from the Employable programme run by Light for the World, including Machakos Technical Institute for the Blind student Brian Ngugi.
  • Economic Empowerment
  • General

How students with disabilities become ‘EmployABLE’ in Kenya