Women and children in Mozambique holding on to their goods — Mozambique has been hit by four cyclones in two years, destroying the livelihoods of many people. © Mango Sound

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Kedir Mohamed, a young Ethiopian boy sits smiling in a classroom while wearing a blue eye-testing frame used for vision screening. He wears a bright blue shirt over a pale green T-shirt. Behind him, the wall is painted yellow and blue, with hand-painted text in English that reads questions like “What is your name?” and “How old are you?” The boy appears happy and engaged during a school-based eye health screening. — Kedir Mohamed during a school eye health screening.

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21.12.2020

2020 – a year of good things?

Nyamit lives in the IDP camp Mahad, South Sudan © Julia Gunther — Nyamit lives in the IDP camp Mahad. Her picture and story was used in several publications.

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27.10.2020

A first for South Sudan’s disability movement

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30.09.2020

Achieving quality learning for all

Franciscu from Mozambique has just had cataract surgery. He holds his laughing granddaughter in his arms and looks into the camera. — Franciscu Chivesera underwent surgery on one eye for a bilateral cataract. © Ulrich Eigner

Eye Health

30.09.2020

Long-lasting help reaps long-lasting health

A guest speaker in the studio, writing notes.

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10.08.2020

Let’s Talk about COVID-19 and disability

Colin Allen Portrait — Colin Allen

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17.07.2020

New Ambassador for Light for the World

two Kenyan women seated in front of a fruit and vegetable stall. the woman on the left wears orthopaedic shoes and holds a notepad in her hands as she interviews the other woman about the impact of COVID — Kenya 2020. interview at the market about the impact of COVID

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10.07.2020

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Isabella, a young Ugandan woman with disability trained as disability inclusion facilitator, coordinating the food distribution in Karamoja in Northern Uganda. — Isabella is a Disability Inclusion Facilitator. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, she coordinated food distribution for vulnerable communities in Northern Uganda.

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09.07.2020

5 ways we’re helping people with disabilities weather COVID-19 in East Africa

Vincent looks at the blackboard. His teacher points with a stick at a word he seems to be reading. — Vincent is deaf and goes to an inclusive school in Burkina Faso © Gregor Kuntscher

Inclusive Education

26.06.2020

Disability inclusive education only happens when all really means all

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15.04.2020

Responding to the unprecedented – Light for the World and ‘COVID-19’