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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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Two South Sudanese pupils smile as they pose for a photo outside their school. South Sudan signing the UNCRPD was one of the positive news stories of 2023. — Akoi (right), a student with severe arthritis, wants to become a lawyer to fight for the rights of people with disabilities in South Sudan. © Light for the World

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Young people with disabilities at an EnableMe art workshop in Kenya. — Light for the World Kenya's EnableMe online platform connects people with disabilities across the country, like these young people who met offline for an art workshop. (c) Light for the World

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An ophthalmologist holds a blue torch towards the eye of a woman patient during eye care outreach in Mozambique. — In Mozambique, National Women’s Day provided an excellent opportunity to promote eye health services through a public eye screening event for women and girls. © Mango Sound/Light for the World

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Main image for end-of-year good news article — Light for the World donated laptops, iPads and other equipment to support visually impaired students in Burkina Faso to read and write. © Light for the World Light for the World donated laptops, iPads and other equipment to support visually impaired students in Burkina Faso to read and write. © Light for the World

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A patient has their eye examined by a doctor — Photos from a mobile outreach site in Ethiopia.

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Hero image of two women in Mozambique walking with their backs to the camera along a lane between houses. — Sisters Rosa and Anna walk arm in arm along a dirt lane, flanked by houses, in Mozambique. © GCR

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Header image of Simon Madol — Simon Madol, Head Coach of the Blind Football team as a Disability Inclusion Facilitator at Light for the World in South Sudan. © Light for the World

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Header image for article featuring a close-up of a child's face as their eyes are examined — Eye consultation campaign to screen and treat eye problems among internally displaced people and the communities they live in.

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