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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
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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

A journey at the intersection of gender and disability

Two South Sudanese pupils smile as they pose for a photo outside their school. South Sudan signing the UNCRPD was one of the positive news stories of 2023.
Akoi (right), a student with severe arthritis, wants to become a lawyer to fight for the rights of people with disabilities in South Sudan. © Light for the World
  • Disability Rights

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
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Towards a world of zero barriers for people with disabilities

An ophthalmologist holds a blue torch towards the eye of a woman patient during eye care outreach in Mozambique.
In Mozambique, National Women’s Day provided an excellent opportunity to promote eye health services through a public eye screening event for women and girls. © Mango Sound/Light for the World
  • Eye Health

10 ways to make sure women and girls get the eye care they need

Two children in India walk to school
  • Disability Rights
  • Inclusive Education

What happens when we leave?

A patient has their eye examined by a doctor
Photos from a mobile outreach site in Ethiopia.
  • Disability Rights

Putting human rights at the heart of healthcare for people 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

Amandine aus Burkina Faso sitzt an einem Tisch in der Inklusionsschule in Kaya, Burkina Faso. Ihre Hände liegen auf weißem Papier und sie übt, die Brailleschrift zu lesen. Sie wirkt sehr konzentriert.
This story was published in the donor publication Lichtblicke intern 1 2019 in Austria.
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World Literacy Day: Learning to read with your fingers