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Nurse Julia explaining the medication to her patient © Light for the World
Júlia Vasco is a nurse in the outskirts of Beira. She is worried she might spread COVID-19 to her four children.
  • Disability Rights
  • Humanitarian Action

Leaving no one behind during the COVID 19 outbreak

Yetnebersh Nigussie speaks into a microphone at a conference. She is wearing a blue blazer and a white T-shirt.
Yetnebersh Nigussie became World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. The Forum of Young Global Leaders is an independent non-profit foundation established by Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum. It brings together outstanding individuals for a five-year, personalized leadership program. Young Global Leaders lead governments and over 500 companies, are holders of Nobel Prizes and Academy Awards, and they serve as UN Special Ambassadors. © Light for the World
  • Disability Rights

Yetnebersh Nigussie becomes a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader

  • Eye Health

Global eye health expert Dr. Wabulembo joins Light for the World

A European Man in a grey T-Shirt sits in between young meen wearing green T-Shirts.
  • Disability Rights
  • Humanitarian Action

Being a Refugee with a Disability

A empty wheelchair is standing in the middle of the woods.
  • Eye Health

10 Facts You Need to Know About Climate Change

A group of six young individuals are playing basketball. One of them is passing the ball to the other person.
  • Disability Rights

Paralympics: Sports as a tool for empowerment

An ophthalmologist is conducting a eye exam on an elderly woman. The woman is looking into the machine while the ophthalmologist is holding the machine and looking at the computer screen.
  • Eye Health

“Most people don’t know they have glaucoma”

Mädchen aus Äthiopien stehen in grünen Schuluniformen vor Brunnen und waschen sich die Hände.
Access to clean water, toilets and good hygiene practices prevents the spread of trachoma.
  • Inclusive Education

Inclusive Education: A quick guide

Ein Arzt aus Äthiopien in einem weißen Kittel steht in einer Menschenmenge und lächelt in die Kamera.
Licht für die Welt hilft in Äthiopien © Ulrich Eigner
  • Eye Health
  • Disability Rights

How to make healthcare truly inclusive

Child sitting on the ground next to a green football, leaning forward and looking up at the camera.
Burkina Faso 2018 © Louise Orton
  • Disability Rights

Community-Based Rehabilitation: A quick guide