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Light for the World in the media

We are proud to share coverage of our programmes, projects and expert colleagues in media outlets and partner platforms worldwide. For media enquiries, please see the contact information at the bottom of this page. Check out our guide for tips on media reporting on disability.

A screenshot from an Al Jazeera article about blind football in South Sudan. The image features two blind players raising hands with their coach. The headline is: Voy! I’m coming!’: The blind footballers of South Sudan.

‘Voy! I’m coming!’: The blind footballers of South Sudan (12.01.2025)

Al Jazeera reported on the South Sudan Blind Football Premier League and the players behind it.

Read more at Al Jazeera.

A screenshot of the article, Five tips for co-creating programmes. Written by Andera Delfyna from Light for the World.

Five tips for co-creating programmes (13.01.2025)

Andera Delfyna, Learning and Innovation Expert at Light for the World, described how NGOs can successfully co-create new programmes.

Read more at Bond.

A screenshot from the DW report. It shows Helena Do Rego, a Disability Inclusion Facilitator from Light for the World, during a cyclone simulation exercise.

Cyclone-prone Mozambique strives to protect disabled people (09.12.2024)

Deutsche Welle (DW)’s Eco Africa programme reported on the importance of protecting people with disabilities in climate emergencies, with a focus on Light for the World’s inclusive disaster planning in Mozambique.

Watch at DW.

More media coverage

  • People with Disabilities ask for inclusion in leadership positions (18.12.2024) (Kenya News Agency)
  • Floods are battering South Sudan. This aid worker helps villagers plan for the worst. (16.12.2024) (The Christian Science Monitor)
  • Visually impaired footballers told to approach 2028 Paralympics with winning mindset (09.12.2024) (Eye Radio)
  • Building on the results of its SPARK project, Light for the World advocates for scaling up agricultural inclusion (04.12.2024) (LeFaso.net)
  • Musa Mwambu becomes first blind news anchor for National Television in Uganda (03.12.2024) (NTV Uganda)
  • Inclusive education in South Sudan: teachers trained in sign language and braille (05.11.2024) (ReliefWeb)
  • ‘A disability is not inability’: How this blind soccer league is changing lives in the world’s newest country (29.10.2024) (CNN)
  • Call to protect people with disabilities as ‘unprecedented’ floods hit South Sudan (24.10.2024) (ReliefWeb)
  • South Sudan faces the worst floods in 60 years (19.10.2024) (El Pais)
  • South Sudanese with disabilities bear the brunt of floods (09.09.2024) (AfricaNews)
  • Stanley Mutuma – embracing inclusion in Kenya (02.08.2024) (akzente)
  • NMG, Light for the World pursue disability inclusion (15.09.2024) (Monitor)
  • Life-skills training empowers vulnerable families (05.09.2024) (Voice of America)
  • Moving on: Lucy Nyaga and Katri Bertram join Light for the World (30.06.2024) (Devex)
  • Harnessing diversity for agricultural resilience (10.06.2024) (IFAD)
  • Entebbe Hospital receives high-tech eye health machine (08.06.2024) (New Vision)
  • Disability Inclusion Facilitator Nicholas Odhiambo on tackling mental health stigma (29.05.2024) (Nation)
  • South Sudan launches first sign language training centre (14.05.2024) (Voice of America)
  • Sign language learning centre opens in Juba (14.05.2024) (The Tower Post)
  • “Prioritize Pediatric Progams” (07.05.2024) (The Ophthalmologist)
  • South Sudan blind football league promoting disability inclusion (04.05.2024) (BBC Global News Podcast – listen from 9.24)
  • A workshop for the accessibility of digital educational resources adapted for the benefit of people with disabilities (02.05.2024) (LeFaso.net)
  • Living with disability in a South Sudan refugee camp. (25.04.2024) (BBC Focus on Africa)
  • Empowering Teachers with Technology for Inclusive Learning: A Pilot Initiative in Burkina Faso (24.04.2024) (UNESCO)
  • Football Dreams & The Dinka Boys (28.03.2024) (Goal Click)
  • The fight to cure South Sudan’s mysterious neurological disorder (25.03.2024) (The Guardian)
  • Persistent Education Access Challenges for Disabled in South Sudan (22.02.2024) (Voice of America)
  • Sitting Down With… Geoffrey Wabulembo, Medical Director, Eye Health and NTDs at Light for the World (31.01.2024) (The Ophthalmologist)
  • ONG Light for the world : Six enfants handicapés reçoivent des kits de couture et de mécanique (22.12.2023) (Le Faso.net)
  • Ugandan Director Mathew Nabwiso Seeks to Challenge Some of the Existing Narratives about People with Disability (15.12.2023) (Voice of America)
  • Empower entrepreneurs with disabilities to boost economy, foster inclusivity (11.12.2023) (The Star Kenya)
  • Why do deaf Africans struggle to access their rights? (22.09.2023) (DW)
  • Why South Sudan Has Become A Focal Point For Blind Soccer Players (28.07.2023) (Forbes)
  • Au Soudan du Sud, les débuts prometteurs du cécifoot (02.07.2023) (RFI)
  • The promising beginnings of blind football in South Sudan (27.06.2023) (Juba in the Making)

Contact

For media enquiries, including interview requests, images and language guidelines, contact Robert Kidd.

Robert Kidd

Global Editor and Advisor

r.kidd@light-for-the-world.org