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Mozambique has been hit by four cyclones in two years, destroying the livelihoods of many people. © Mango Sound
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Two people stand in a field looking into the distance at green. There is a line of plastic bottles closer to the camera than the people. One woman is wearing an orange and red outfit, and David Ndungu is on the left in a white top and black trousers, using crutches.
David Ndungu and a colleague take a break while developing the elephant deterrents.
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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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  • Mandate
11.12.2023

Climate action: eight ways to include 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.
The image shows a woman in a The CapAble project, which puts disability inclusion into action in higher education, has won a Zero Project Award. © Erika Bojarczuk / Light for the World.
  • Inclusive Education
04.12.2023

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

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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01.12.2023

International Day of People with Disabilities: expert insights from OPDs

  • Eye Health
29.11.2023

The first paediatric ophthalmologist in Mozambique is fighting for better child eye health

A group of several people stand together, some wearing yellow
InPower project participants and staff
  • Gender
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25.11.2023

Addressing gender-based violence with positive masculinity in Mozambique

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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22.11.2023

Fun and games: breaking down stereotypes in Mozambique

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.
Certified Disability Inclusion Facilitators receive certificates from Ergogie Tesfaye, Minister of Women and Social Affairs for the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and Abayneh Gujo, Director of the Federation of Ethiopian Associations of Persons with Disabilities. Also pictured are Aynalem Tefera, Light for the World Ethiopia Country Director, and Dr. Simone Knapp, Austrian Ambassador to Ethiopia. © Light for the World.
  • Disability Rights
02.11.2023

Disability Inclusion Academy unveiled in Ethiopia

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.
Lylian with her colleague baking
  • Economic Empowerment
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13.10.2023

Breaking barriers to economic independence for people with disabilities in Kenya

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.
Working towards food security (SDG 2). Vison loss and blindness among agricultural workers and rural farmers causes a ripple effect that touches not only families, but entire communities. Fewer hands working the fields results in lower household income, less food reaching the market and more people going hungry.
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11.10.2023

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

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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02.10.2023

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