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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.
Farmers in Mozambique recently took part in a SPARK Agri-Lab, which brought together people with disabilities, facilitators, and design experts to find sustainable agricultural solutions, including assistive technology. Here, they are creating higher and more accessible storage for grain and produce, to prepare for floods and cyclones.
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Climate action: eight ways to include people with disabilities

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.
Peter owns a store in a camp for IDPs in South Sudan. He works as a DIF. “I am committed to do more for myself and other people with disabilities. I have been involved in an Organisation of Persons with Disabilities (OPD) for the past seven years and I am really committed to this,” says Peter.
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International Day of People with Disabilities: expert insights from OPDs

People are holding a giant multi-coloured fabric. They have their hands in the air and the mood is celebratory,
RED NOSES and Light for the World partners take part in a workshop.
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Fun and games: breaking down stereotypes in Mozambique

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.
Jean François Bouda, a doctor in law, who teaches at the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, is examined by Professor Zabsonre. The exam reveals that he has 40 percent and 60 percent of vision in each of his eyes. “If I am not careful, I may gradually lose the use of my eyes” he says. “I will follow my treatment scrupulously, respect the appointments and follow the prescriptions as recommended. My health, my independence and my job are at stake.”
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The “silent thief of sight”: glaucoma treatment and management

Image of Nyakhan James, a one-year-old refugee with hydrocephalus, being held by her aunt Elizabeth Nyaper.
Light for the World organised medical referrals and rehabilitation for South Sudanese returnees like Nyakhan James, held here by aunt Elizabeth Nyaper. © Light for the World.
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Sudan conflict: the impact on refugees with disabilities

Image of The Mangateen camp for Internally Displaced People in Juba, South Sudan. The camp is hosting more than 4,200 returnees who have fled the conflict in Sudan.
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As hundreds of thousands flee Sudan, inclusion must be prioritised

Image of Peter Rosario, a Disability Inclusion Facilitator and entrepreneur in Wau, South Sudan. Peter is standing outside his store which sells cigarettes, tea leaves, charcoal, sweets, batteries, cooking oil, blankets and mosquito nets.
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‘I want to be self-reliant’ — encouraging enterprise for Internally Displaced People

The aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.
The aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.
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Weathering the storm: a human response to climate disasters

A woman wearing a blue, green and yellow headscarf looks towards the camera while she holds on to the fenced front of the food stall she sells from in South Sudan.
Tuna Marcello Dafaallah, 29, is an entrepreneur. Tuna has cerebral palsy and lives in a camp for displaced people in South Sudan. © Marlies Madzar
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8 things you need to know about people with disabilities in emergencies

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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Towards a world of zero barriers for people with disabilities