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2 April 2020

Corona crisis: update from our countries

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The corona virus COVID-19 has turned the world upside down. Measures have been taken to control the […]

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2 April 2020

Cooperation with Plan Laos

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We are committed to the inclusion of persons with disabilities! That is why we encourage and provide […]

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2 April 2020

Meet the team: Stephen

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My name is Stephen Njenga, working for Light for the World as the Country Director Kenya. My […]

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2 April 2020

World Urban Forum: Make cities inclusive

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There are ten years remaining to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. To accelerate the progress there was […]

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10 December 2019

Start of Uganda Business and Disability Network

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Under the Make 12.4% Work Initiative, we have observed reluctance from companies to embrace disability inclusion. Considering […]

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10 December 2019

Meet the team: Murali

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Hello there, I am Murali Padmanabhan from India. As Disability Inclusion Advisor I’m working for the three […]

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10 December 2019

Access to humanitarian aid – Cyclone Idai

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Thousands of persons perished or were injured, and many millions were displaced. It is estimated that over […]

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10 December 2019

Publication: An Untapped Potential

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How Disability inclusive is the Dutch Development sector? In 2016 the Dutch government ratified the United Nations […]

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28 May 2019

Millions affected by cyclone Idai in Mozambique

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In Mozambique, 1.8 million people have been affected by the cyclone Idai. Authorities have identified as many […]

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2 April 2019

Inclusive Sexual & Reproductive Health

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What do we do we promote inclusive health care services and support the development […]

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18 March 2019

Hurricane in Mozambique: Light for the World is committed to support!

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At least 84 people died in the port city of Beira in Mozambique as a result of […]

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12 March 2019

Pleading for equal rights in Bangladesh

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In Bagladesh, people with disabilities are standing up for themselves! The Center for Disability in Development (CDD) […]

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5 March 2019

Good news from Uganda!

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We are grateful that we have so many loyal donors. Donors who ensure that we can make […]

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13 February 2019

The Participation Lab

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Would you like your company to make an active contribution in solving issues around social inclusion […]

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5 February 2019

In the Spotlight: Pedro

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“I don’t support or like injustice. And what makes me sad is the silence of righteous and […]

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5 February 2019

Training on Disability Inclusion

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The disability inclusion Lab has a team of Disability Inclusion Advisors all over the world. These Advisors provide […]

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5 February 2019

Tripling school enrolment in Northern Uganda

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In Uganda, it is estimated that over 70% of children with disabilities have never been to school. […]

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5 February 2019

Trying out: internships for youth with disabilities

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More and more companies and development organisations in Uganda are committed to hire persons with disabilities as […]

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14 January 2019

Communication matters!

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Can you imagine? You have a wife and a beautiful family; two daughters and their grandmother. But […]

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11 December 2018

Disability inclusion benefits us all

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The third of december was World Disability Day – a great day to celebrate the value of human diversity! […]

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6 November 2018

In the spotlight: Our colleague Paul Mbatia

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Paul Mbatia works at our office in the Netherlands as a Business Development Specialist. He shares his story […]

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30 October 2018

Finding new approaches for youth with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities

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Our Employable partners ADDA (Agency for Disability and Development in Africa) and CDSK (Cheshire Disability Services Kenya) […]

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30 October 2018

Our inclusive Road Savety Campaign!

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30 October 2018

Webinar on Participatory Design: November 20th

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On November 20th, 9am CET, Light for the World is organising a webinar on participatory design, based […]

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30 October 2018

Partnering to make sexual and reproductive health inclusive!

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Light for the World has started a partnership with Plan Finland to work on disability inclusion in […]

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2 October 2018

Going to pre-school in Mozambique

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In many countries, children with disabilities are less likely to receive the care, supports and services they […]

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3 September 2018

The Inclusion Game

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Today Light for the World launches the Inclusive health game! ‘Disability inclusion should not be a heavy topic […]

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3 September 2018

The Disability Networking Zone at the International AIDS Conference

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The International AIDS Conference took place in the Netherlands July 23-27, and Light for the World, as […]

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3 September 2018

Learning webinar on Early Childhood Development and disability – work in Mozambique and Sri Lanka

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On September 20th, Plan International will host a webinar to hear about two programmes for young children […]

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3 September 2018

Young Achievers Award Uganda handed out to disability inclusion trainer!

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The annual Young Achievers Award in Uganda recognizes and celebrates outstanding youth in the Ugandan Community that […]

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3 September 2018

Working in the field in South Sudan

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Our colleague Sophia had lived for nine years in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Her 6-year-old […]

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23 July 2018

We are looking for a Disability Inclusion Advisor!

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Light for the World Our vision is an Inclusive Society for All, where no one is left […]

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28 June 2018

Participation of persons with disabilities in political and public life

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By Anderson Gitonga – Chief Executive officer – United Disabled Persons of Kenya (Speaker – Round Table […]

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12 June 2018

‘Towards Inclusion’ in practice!

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ICCO Nepal who were instrumental in developing Towards Inclusion along with Mission East Nepal and Light for the […]

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12 June 2018

Designing solutions in agriculture

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Last May, we held two design workshops with farmers from the province of Pursat, Cambodia. The farmers […]

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12 June 2018

European Development Days: Women with Disabilities on the Rise

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At the European Development Days (EDD), Light for the World was actively involved in raising the voices […]

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12 June 2018

Make 12.4% Work!

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On the 3rd of May we launched the Make 12.4% Work Initiative! This Initiative was born out […]

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12 June 2018

The Disability Networking Zone

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The international AIDS conference will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 23-27 July 2018. It’s important that […]

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15 May 2018

Jalan Setapak Menuju Purworejo yang Inklusiv Disabilitas

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This nice book was published by Pusat Rehabilitasi Yakkum (PRY) in Indonesia, with support from Light for […]

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7 May 2018

Better road safety for and by persons with disabilities

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Every day in Cambodia, 42 persons are victims of a traffic accident. Some are killed, others become […]

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19 April 2018

‘Count Me In’ now in Dari and Arabic

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Great news, our most downloaded publication ‘Count Me In’ is now also available in Dari and Arabic. A big […]

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8 March 2018

Her Abilities Award

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Light for the World is delighted to announce the launch of Her Abilities, the first global award […]

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27 February 2018

Statement regarding integrity

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Recently, the misconduct of Oxfam UK employees came to light during the relief work after the earthquake […]

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21 February 2018

Training opportunity in Utrecht, 16-18 April

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The Sustainable Development Goals urge us to Leave No One Behind. Both policy makers and programme implementers […]

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8 February 2018

Meet the team: Ambrose Murangira

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“I have always worked on the promotion and protection of rights of people with disabilities. In the […]

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6 February 2018

The Disability Inclusion Advisors are here for you

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The Disability Inclusion Lab has a team of experienced disability inclusion advisors all around the world. The […]

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6 February 2018

Mainstreaming Rehabilitation Bangladesh

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Between 2013 and 2017, the Centre for Disability and Development (CDD) in Bangladesh and Light for the […]

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6 February 2018

Developing the Inclusion Game

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What better way to make service providers aware of the barriers that persons with disabilities face than […]

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6 February 2018

Setting up social innovation labs

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Over the past three years, we have been implementing a programme called EmployAble, which aims to get […]

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31 January 2018

Video: rehabilitation programme Bangladesh

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In Bangladesh – in partnership with CDD – we were able to offer rehabilitation services to 32,000 […]

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19 January 2018

Barriers to health care services for people with disabilities

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A literature review Over the past decades, considerable progress has been made in making health care available […]

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15 December 2017

Opening Bell Ceremony at Euronext Amsterdam

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Three years ago, Light for the World foundation struck the opening bell to draw attention to the […]

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14 December 2017

Book ‘Everybody Matters’ about SRHR & disability inclusion

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We would like to share the new book that has been launched by the Dutch Coalition on […]

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6 December 2017

Test your Sign Language skills

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3 December is World Disability Day. A great day to draw attention to the importance of sign […]

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27 October 2017

Empowerment training for Deaf People Organisations South Sudan

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Light for the World tries to alleviate social and economic hardship that people with disabilities suffer in […]

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25 October 2017

Over £2 million awarded to empower disabled people in Tanzania and Uganda

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Big Lottery Fund’s new international programme – the East Africa Disability Fund – awards £2.1 million of […]

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16 October 2017

Vacancy: Disability Inclusion Advisor in Kenya

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We are looking for a qualified person for the position of: Disability Inclusion Advisor (fulltime) in Kenya […]

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2 October 2017

Barefoot Guide 5: Mission Inclusion

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Stories and Practices of building a world where all belong Everyone agrees that inclusion is hard, that […]

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26 September 2017

Disability & gender champion from Ethiopia awarded 2017 ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ Right Livelihood Award

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Yetnebersh Nigussie, a 35 year old lawyer from Ethiopia, receives prestigious award She has dedicated her life […]

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21 September 2017

East Africa: trial EmployAble programme helps almost three quarters of participants with disabilities find paid work

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London, 21 September 2017: The international disability and development organisation Light for the World today publishes new […]

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12 September 2017

Vote for The Spindle Innovation Award

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Our Disability Inclusion Score Card (DISC) is nominated for the The Spindle Innovation Award. We really need your vote […]

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7 September 2017

‘Towards Inclusion’ launched in Kathmandu

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Lalitpur, Nepal Light for the World, Mission East, and ICCO Cooperation, jointly held a book launching event […]

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1 September 2017

New issue of Vision & Development

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Check out the latest issue of Vision & Development: our magazine about ophthalmology in development cooperation.

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1 August 2017

Launching Skills for Work Project

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Youth unemployment and lack of market oriented skills training opportunities are two major challenges facing young people […]

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9 June 2017

Dicky Nieuwenhuis new director

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The board of Light for the World Netherlands has appointed Dicky Nieuwenhuis as director. She will start […]

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7 June 2017

Side-event Conference of States Parties to the CRPD

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Together for Ensuring Sexual and Reproductive Health and Human Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities: How […]

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28 April 2017

Call to Invest in Disability-Inclusive Education

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NGOs call on governments and donors to prioritize schooling for children with disabilities On Thursday 27th April […]

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26 April 2017

Annual Report 2016

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An exciting year Thank you for taking the time to read about the activities and achievements of […]

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24 April 2017

Results EmployAble at a glance

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For the past three years we have worked on the EmployAble programme in Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda. […]

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18 April 2017

We are hiring: Disability Inclusion Advisor Uganda

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We are looking for a qualified person for the position of Disability Inclusion Advisor (fulltime) in Uganda […]

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29 March 2017

#CostingEquity: Invest in Inclusive Education!

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New report calls for changes to government and donor practice A report launched at the United Nations […]

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1 March 2017

Her Body, Her Rights

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Case study identifies major barriers to sexual health education for girls with intellectual disabilities Interview with our […]

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27 February 2017

Every Life Matters

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The Every Life Matters programme went off to a great start during a planning meeting in Rwanda […]

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27 February 2017

Sharing experience on inclusive TVET

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In December 2016 Light for the World took part in InfoPoint Lunchtime conference organised by the DEVCO […]

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27 February 2017

Austria – Disability Inclusive Business Development

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On October 13th 2016 the workshop about inclusion of persons with disabilities in the business sector was […]

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27 February 2017

Mozambique – Disability Inclusive Programming

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Within the partnership agreement between Plan International Mozambique, Light for the World and Uhambo to build the […]

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27 February 2017

Her Body, Her Rights

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Women with disabilities are often considered to be sexually inactive and are therefore denied access to information […]

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15 February 2017

Disability Inclusive Relief and Rehabilitation in Nepal

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Natural disasters and humanitarian crises hit vulnerable groups hardest. Amongst these are persons with disabilities and their […]

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10 February 2017

Training: Inclusive Facilitation

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Training on inclusion of people with disabilities in trainings & workshops 29,30 & 31st of March 2017 […]

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10 February 2017

Training: Disability Inclusive IDP Camps in South Sudan

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Capacity Building programme for Humanitarian Organisations Is your organisation able to meet the minimum standards for disability […]

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7 February 2017

Accessible playgrounds in Bolivia

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Last year we visited Bolivia to give advice to the Cochabamba council about accessible playgrounds. Within one […]

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27 January 2017

Proud member of ILO

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As from this week Light for the World is member of the Global Business and Disability Network, […]

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20 January 2017

My story, my rights

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How individual stories of people with disabilities can contribute to knowledge development for UNCRPD monitoring The Convention […]

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16 January 2017

Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal

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The Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal was started in 1997, with the support of Action for Disability, […]

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19 December 2016

Who does what in the Lab

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Sander I am working on building the Lab team. My ambition: Everybody should work in an inclusive way […]

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12 December 2016

European Disability and Development Week

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How do we best position youth with disabilities for employment? EU-CORD members Light for the World and […]

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9 December 2016

Learning about CBR

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WHO and IDDC have developed an online tool in the CBR guidelines. This tool helps to understand […]

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5 December 2016

South Sudan’s disabled struggle to make ends meet

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Because of World Disability Day, Aljazeera did a media coverage about our work in IDP camps in South Sudan: […]

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30 November 2016

SDGs and Disability Indicators

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We are very happy to share with you our excitement about more inclusive framework of the 2030 […]

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30 November 2016

South Sudan: First Official Basic Sign Language and Dictionary Developed

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South Sudan receives its first basic sign language and sign language dictionary. It will be officially launched […]

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24 November 2016

Share your dream

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3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year we want to make a […]

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22 November 2016

EmployAble Learning & Sharing Conference

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From 24-28th of October, the EmployAble Learning & Sharing Conference took place in Kigali with more than […]

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21 November 2016

InBusiness Programme

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This year we have started the InBusiness project. This project focusses on supporting micro-entrepreneurs in Kenya. We […]

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21 November 2016

Lobby and advocacy

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The Dutch government was the 166th country to ratify the CRPD this summer! Light for the World […]

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21 November 2016

Cambodia office up and running

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The Disability Inclusion Lab in Cambodia is registered and up and running! After working in Cambodia for […]

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18 November 2016

World Toilet Day

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What is World Toilet Day? World Toilet Day is a day to raise awareness and inspire action […]

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15 November 2016

Handheld video magnifier

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Thank you Zoomax for donating two handheld video magnifiers. They will be shipped to our inclusive TVET […]

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14 November 2016

Disability Inclusion in livelihood programmes in India

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From 2nd till 6th of May 2016, Mr. Murali Padmanabhan, regional gender and disability inclusion advisor of […]

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11 November 2016

Accessible education in Mozambique

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A film made in collaboration with Young Africa about students with physical disabilities in Mozambique. In collaboration […]

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10 November 2016

PerspActive launched

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October 31st 2016 marks the start of PerspActive; a Dutch cooperative of nine organisations working in development […]

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10 November 2016

Startups in the slums

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Matthias Nederveen visited Kenya to explore the opportunities for setting up businesses for youngsters with disabilities. Abel […]

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10 November 2016

Share your dream

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3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year we want to make a […]

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7 November 2016

Leave No One Behind

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The working group on Social Inlcusion with the Partos Learning Platform published a practical guide: ‘Leave no […]

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30 August 2016

Join the course in Sri Lanka

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Do people with disabilities have equal opportunities to participate in your projects? In this course you will […]

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1 July 2016

Livelihood & food security

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People living in extreme poverty first need to secure their daily consumption needs before they can graduate […]

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1 July 2016

Why disability inclusion?

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Persons with disabilities are often left out of poverty reduction and development programmes. If they would be […]

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1 July 2016

Inclusive business and value chain development

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Public private partnerships are booming. Inclusive business development, marketing for the poor and value chain development are […]

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1 July 2016

Entrepreneurship & access to financial services

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Self-employment in the informal sector is an important survival strategy for people with disabilities. Because of lack […]

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1 July 2016

Vocational training & employment

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Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) helps young people to learn a trade and enables them […]

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28 June 2016

Refugees with disability are often overlooked

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An interview with Klaas Aikes, Programme Coordinator about the situation of refugees with disabilities in South Sudan […]

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7 June 2016

Manual Low Vision Care in Africa

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The manual ‘Low Vision Care in Africa’ is now available in four languages. The Spanish ans Portuguese […]

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