Category: Mandate These pictures show Dr. Vasco da Gama with his patients at the Central Hospital Quelimane. These fotos show child friendly pictures at the walls of the eye department at the Central Hospital Quelimane. Dr. Vasco da Gama (Head of the eye department) is responsible for them. They create a nice atmosphere for the children and raise awareness among the parents about common eye health issues and how to face them. On this picture he looks at the eye of his patient Ministro António (cataract). Dr Vasco da Gama is a pioneer in the drive to improve child eye health in Mozambique. Eye Health The first paediatric ophthalmologist in Mozambique is fighting for better child eye health InPower project participants and staff Gender Disability Rights Addressing gender-based violence with positive masculinity in Mozambique RED NOSES and Light for the World partners take part in a workshop. Humanitarian Action Disability Rights Latest Fun and games: breaking down stereotypes in Mozambique Certified Disability Inclusion Facilitators receive certificates from Ergogie Tesfaye, Minister of Women and Social Affairs for the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and Abayneh Gujo, Director of the Federation of Ethiopian Associations of Persons with Disabilities. Also pictured are Aynalem Tefera, Light for the World Ethiopia Country Director, and Dr. Simone Knapp, Austrian Ambassador to Ethiopia. © Light for the World. Disability Rights Disability Inclusion Academy unveiled in Ethiopia Nigest Unche attends Sikela Primary School in Arba Minch, Ethiopia. She received glasses through 1, 2, 3 I can see! a school child eye health programme of Light for the World. © Genaye Eshetu / Light for the World. Eye Health Six ways to improve child eye health in sub-Saharan Africa Lylian with her colleague baking Economic Empowerment Disability Rights Breaking barriers to economic independence for people with disabilities in Kenya Working towards food security (SDG 2). Vison loss and blindness among agricultural workers and rural farmers causes a ripple effect that touches not only families, but entire communities. Fewer hands working the fields results in lower household income, less food reaching the market and more people going hungry. Events Eye Health 2030 IN SIGHT: The impact of eye health on sustainable development Jean François Bouda, a doctor in law, who teaches at the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, is examined by Professor Zabsonre. The exam reveals that he has 40 percent and 60 percent of vision in each of his eyes. “If I am not careful, I may gradually lose the use of my eyes” he says. “I will follow my treatment scrupulously, respect the appointments and follow the prescriptions as recommended. My health, my independence and my job are at stake.” Eye Health Latest The “silent thief of sight”: glaucoma treatment and management Abel Nelson Manuel, a seven-year-old boy who has cerebral palsy, received rehabilitation from AMAVIDA, a local partner of Light for the World in Mozambique. In an example of inclusive education, he now attends school and learns with other children his age. © Ulrich Eigner / Light for the World Inclusive Education 8 things to know about inclusive education Disability Inclusion Facilitator, Esther Piro, teaches sign language to a classroom of children with and without disabilities in a camp for IDPs in Juba, South Sudan. © Bullen Chol / Light for the World. Humanitarian Action Inclusive Education Inclusive education in South Sudan: education in emergencies for children with disabilities