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Mozambique has been hit by four cyclones in two years, destroying the livelihoods of many people. © Mango Sound
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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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07.10.2025

Celebrating pioneers of child eye health in Africa 

This World Sight Day, on 9 October 2025, we celebrate the success of the “1, 2, 3 I Can See!” ...

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.
Nigest Unche received glasses after an eye testing at her school. © Genaye Eshetu / Light for the World.
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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.
Dr Claudette Yaméogo tests the eyes of a teenage patient. © Roméo Moov / Light for the World
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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.
Dr Rebecca Lusobya is a paediatric ophthalmologist at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
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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.
Alice Mbere, one of 27 young people with disabilities trained as Trainee Disability Inclusion Facilitators through the We Can Work programme in Kenya. The TDIFs will promote disability inclusion in workplaces, programmes and communities. © Dennis Hombe / Light for the World
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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.
Dr Vasco de Gama checks a patient after surgery.
  • 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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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.
Kedir Mohamed during a school eye health screening.
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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.
Duncan Mwirichia, a landscape gardener and entrepreneur who has a hearing disability.
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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.
David Liep
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25.06.2025

Spotlight on refugees with disabilities

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

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