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15.07.2022

Welcome Marion Lieser, Light for the World’s new Chief Executive Officer

Marion Lieser will head Light for the World from August 2022, as founder Rupert Roniger steps down after 27 years.

  • General
17.06.2022

COSP 2022: Why it matters

By Jane WaitheraIn 2006, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was adopted by the General Assembly ...

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  • Disability Rights
  • News
02.05.2022

Elie Bagbila: our new Global Head of Rights and Advocacy

We are delighted that Elie Bagbila is becoming our Global Head of Rights and Advocacy on 1st May 2022.

  • Humanitarian Action
  • Disability Rights
25.03.2022

Inclusion through sport

Team sports provide the opportunity to be part of something, to belong - a framework with inclusion at its core. ...

  • General
24.03.2022

New horizons for Light for the World Cambodia

Our Light for the World Cambodia office has taken the exciting step of becoming a Cambodian non-profit. They will operate ...

  • General
08.03.2022

Tackling the discrimination behind women’s sight loss

55% of people with vision loss are women. Structural issues are at the root of this figure. While women and ...

  • Disability Rights
08.03.2022

Women activists with disabilities say: “#BreakTheBias!”

Women’s Day is a global day, designed for all. It celebrates the huge and varied achievements of women around the ...

  • General
07.03.2022

Why inclusion is the challenge of the twenty-first century

Light for the World’s new International Chair, Tom Shakespeare, believes accessibility is the key to providing opportunities for disabled people, ...

  • Eye Health
01.03.2022

2030 IN SIGHT: What’s next for global eye health?

Over the past three decades, we have made huge progress in the treatment of eye disease and preventable blindness. But ...

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