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Weathering the storm: a human response to climate disasters
Four years after Cyclone Idai, regular climate shocks continue to hit Mozambique. An inclusive humanitarian response ensures everyone’s needs are ...
- Humanitarian Action
How to be inclusive when a crisis hits
When disasters and emergencies strike, people with disabilities tend to be hit hardest. Yet, too often, they’re an afterthought in ...
- Humanitarian Action
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8 things you need to know about people with disabilities in emergencies
Get the facts about disability inclusion in crisis conditions.
- Disability Rights
A journey at the intersection of gender and disability
This International Women’s Day, Light for the World’s gender expert Mathilde Umuraza tells us why a woman’s many identities need ...
- Disability Rights
South Sudan signs for disability rights
On 24 February 2023, South Sudan took a historic step forward for disability inclusion by signing the Convention on the ...
- Disability Rights
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Towards a world of zero barriers for people with disabilities
Light for the World in Burkina Faso and Kenya win two awards for projects promoting disability inclusion at the Zero ...
- Eye Health
10 ways to make sure women and girls get the eye care they need
Light for the World spent the last year and a half finding out how to redress gender inequality in eye ...
- Disability Rights
- Inclusive Education
What happens when we leave?
2023 marks the end of Light for the World’s involvement in promoting disability inclusion in Northeast India. Programme Coordinator Sigrid Baldinger ...
- General
10 ways we touched lives in 2022
From championing inclusion to creating award-winning programmes, we have much to be proud of this year thanks to the brilliant ...
- Disability Rights
Putting human rights at the heart of healthcare for people with disabilities
Light for the World and several disability experts applaud the World Health Organisation’s new report demanding equal access to health ...
