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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.
  • General
  • News Wrap

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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Climate action: farmers, facilitators, people with disabilities and design experts work together to build accessible storage for grain and produce. A group of people are building a small circular structure out of wood, with a pointed roof.
  • Disability Rights
11.12.2023

Climate action: eight ways to include people with disabilities

David Ndungu, Disability Inclusion Field Officer at Light for the World, tells us eight ways to involve people with disabilities ...

The image shows a woman in a wheelchair reading a book in a library. The CapAble project, which puts disability inclusion into action in higher education, has won a Zero Project Award.
  • Inclusive Education
04.12.2023

CapAble wins Zero Project Award for promoting inclusive education for African universities

A project to put disability inclusion into action in higher education has been awarded a prestigious prize. 

Celebrating OPDs on International Day of People with Disabilities. Peter smiles. He is wearing a pale pink shirt and is holding packets of food, which are brown and yellow. We can see some tools around him.
  • Disability Rights
  • News
01.12.2023

International Day of People with Disabilities: expert insights from OPDs

A group of several people stand together, some wearing yellow
  • Gender
  • Disability Rights
25.11.2023

Addressing gender-based violence with positive masculinity in Mozambique

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women we explore the impact of gender-based violence on women ...

People are holding a giant multi-coloured fabric. They have their hands in the air and the mood is celebratory,
  • Humanitarian Action
  • Disability Rights
  • News
22.11.2023

Fun and games: breaking down stereotypes in Mozambique

RED NOSES International clowns are visiting Mozambique, using humour and art to breakdown gender and disability stereotypes and provide psychosocial ...

Image of a certified Disability Inclusion Facilitators receiving his certificate at the launch of from Ethiopia’s first Disability Inclusion Academy. Pictured are Ergogie Tesfaye, Minister of Women and Social Affairs for the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Abayneh Gujo, Director of the Federation of Ethiopian Associations of Persons with Disabilities, Aynalem Tefera, Light for the World Ethiopia Country Director, and Dr. Simone Knapp, Austrian Ambassador to Ethiopia.
  • Disability Rights
02.11.2023

Disability Inclusion Academy unveiled in Ethiopia

The first of its kind Disability Inclusion Academy in Ethiopia, designed to facilitate disability inclusion in the public and private ...

Lylian (left) is wearing a white cap and apron and stirring dough in a bowl, while her colleague (right) is wearing a red dress and apron and handles doughnuts. They are surrounded by baked goods.
  • Economic Empowerment
  • Disability Rights
13.10.2023

Breaking barriers to economic independence for people with disabilities in Kenya

Article 27 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) unequivocally asserts the right to ...

A woman smiles in a field, wearing a bandage over one eye. Restoring vision loss can help provide food security, one of the sustainable development goals.
  • Eye Health
11.10.2023

2030 IN SIGHT: The impact of eye health on sustainable development

Light for the World attends the 2030 IN SIGHT photo exhibition, launched on 10 October at the UN Headquarters in ...

A female doctor, wearing a white jacket, glasses and mask is carrying out an eye exam on a male patient, as part of glaucoma treatment.
  • Eye Health
  • News
02.10.2023

The “silent thief of sight”: glaucoma treatment and management

Glaucoma, the primary cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, presents a tremendous challenge. Find out how Light for the World’s pioneering ...

Image of Abel Nelson Manuel, a seven-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, looking at a book in a classroom. Abel received rehabilitation from AMAVIDA, a local partner of Light for the World in Mozambique. In an example of inclusive education, he now attends school and learns with other children his age. Copyright for the photo is Ulrich Eigner / Light for the World
  • Inclusive Education
08.09.2023

8 things to know about inclusive education

From learner benefits to the role of teachers, here are eight things to know about inclusive education for people with ...

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