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Aryam Teklay, a young girl in a school uniform, holds up a small cup of medication during a trachoma treatment campaign, with classmates lined up behind her.
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June News Wrap: 2.6 million people protected from blinding trachoma in Ethiopia 

June 2026 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact 

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Close-up of the face of Nigest, a young Ethiopian girl as she undergos a vision test. She is wearing a trial frame fitted with test lenses, including a prominent red lens on the left side. A hand adjusts the frame gently. Nigest's expression is calm and focused.
  • Eye Health
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07.10.2025

Dr Dagmawi Abebe: one child eye doctor for 30 million  

This World Sight Day, on 9 October 2025, we shine a spotlight on four pioneering paediatric ophthalmologists in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Uganda.      

Dr Claudette Yaméogo, in a white doctor's coat and wearing a face mask, tests the eyes of a teenage patient. THey sit either side of the machine and are both looking in the lenses.
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  • Eye Health
01.10.2025

Dr Claudette Yaméogo: championing children’s eye health in Burkina Faso 

Dr Rebecca Lusobya is a paediatric ophthalmologist at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. She wears a white doctor's coat and is lookng at the camera.
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  • Eye Health
01.10.2025

Dr Rebecca Lusobya: a pledge to protect children’s eyesight in Uganda  

This World Sight Day, on 9 October 2025, we shine a spotlight on four pioneering paediatric ophthalmologists in Burkina Faso, ...

Alice Mbere, a Trainee Disability Inclusion Facilitator in Kenya, smiles while holding up a Disability Inclusion Advisory Service Resource Book. She is wearing a bright dress of red and blue.
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30.09.2025

September News Wrap: young changemakers set to spark inclusion 

September 2025 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact 

Dr Vasco de Gama checks a patient after surgery. He stands on the left wearing a white jacket and holding up 2 fingers. She sits on a medical chair with one eye covered.
  • Eye Health
25.09.2025

The first paediatric ophthalmologist in Mozambique is fighting for better child eye health

This World Sight Day, on 9 October 2025, we shine a spotlight on four pioneering paediatric ophthalmologists in Burkina Faso, ...

A classroom scene with students sitting at desks; a student in the foreground wearing a white and yellow shirt with green accents is writing in a notebook.
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  • Disability Rights
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28.08.2025

August News Wrap: powerful partnership brings eye care to thousands in Burkina Faso 

August 2025 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact.

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.
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  • Disability Rights
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  • General
29.07.2025

July News Wrap: Students see bright future after specs campaign 

July 2025 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact.

Duncan Mwirichia, a landscape gardener and entrepreneur who has a hearing disability. Duncan is a Kenyan man, wearing blue overalls. He is holding a green plant and standing in front of a row of plants. He is smiling.
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  • Economic Empowerment
16.07.2025

Starting your own business: tips for entrepreneurs with disabilities 

Six practical tips from Kenyan micro-entrepreneurs with disabilities on turning a business idea into reality.  

A man smiles. He is sitting outside a corrugated iron shelter. He wears black sunglasses and a purple striped shirt. He has a beard. It looks hot outside and you can see sun shining in the background.
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  • Humanitarian Action
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25.06.2025

Spotlight on refugees with disabilities

June 2025 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact.

A nurse in green scrubs checks the eyes of a student in a classroom in Burkina Faso.
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  • Disability Rights
  • Eye Health
28.05.2025

Eye health progress in Burkina Faso

May 2025 News Wrap — our work, successes and impact.    

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