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A letter to my younger self on International Women’s Day

Richard Mativu, the new Country Director at Light for the World Kenya. Richard is a Kenyan man with a beard and glasses. He is smiling and wearing a white shirt.
Richard Mativu is the new Country Director at Light for the World Kenya.
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Light for the World Kenya welcomes new Country Director

TO COME © Jens Dörre/Light for the World
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13 good news stories in 2024 

Mohammed Lansah, Learning and Documentation Officer for Ghana for We Can Work, on the left hand side of the photo and Ambrose Murangira, Technical Director Disability Inclusion at Light for the World, on the right hand side. Both are smiling broadly.
Ambrose Murangira, Technical Director Disability Inclusion at Light for the World, and Mohammed Lansah, Learning and Documentation Officer for Ghana for We Can Work, at Inspiration Week.
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  • News Wrap

November 2024 News Wrap 

Hanadi, a trainee teacher, practises signs during a class. She is in front of a blackboard and wearing a red dress.
Hanadi, a trainee teacher, practises signs during a training session at Rombur National Teachers Training Institute.
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  • Inclusive Education

Inclusive education in South Sudan: teachers trained in sign language and braille 

It is a big head that says mental health matters, with speech bubbles all around the head. Every person that came to an event I held last year did a painting of those bubbles. We had different colours, which depicts our differences, we all have different things that resonate with. It also symbolizes that we are all at different stages, we are all willing to grow and our collective belief gave us that full picture. We all used different colors, but that is what made it beautiful.
A drawing from many collaborators depicting their mental health
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10 lessons on disability inclusive mental health from an expert

Ambrose Murangira stands smiling in front of a Light for the World sign
Ambrose Murangira spoke at COP28 about making the green transition inclusive of people with disabilities.
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  • Disability Rights

Ways to communicate with a Deaf person: 5 top tips

A young woman of short stature, dressed in red and holding a microphone, shares learnings from a We Can Work Academy training session.
A young woman of short stature shares her learnings during a training session in Uganda © Erika Bojarczuk / Light for the World.
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  • Economic Empowerment

Finding fulfilling jobs: 4 ways to support young people with disabilities

A blue sign with white words reading “Voter parking only” and a white symbol of a wheelchair user. The sign is from an election in Minnesota, United States.
A sign for voters with disabilities. © Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
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Equal access in elections: 5 ways to ensure people with disabilities can vote

Composite image of Lucy Nyaga and Katri Bertram. Both are smiling in front of a bright yellow background. Lucy is the new International Director of Programmes and Katri is International Director of Impact & Advocacy.
New International Directors Lucy Nyaga (left) and Katri Bertram.
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New International Directors join Light for the World