General

2021: The year in review

Husband, wife and child smiling and being happy over the fact that Tesfanesh (the wife) got an eye surgery and can see again. Tesfanesh is looking at the camera, smiling with an eye patch on her left eye. She is holding is standing in front of her husband, holding her child. — Tesfanesh Tadese Äthiopien 2019 © Ulrich Eigner

Our mission & vision

Light for the World empowers people with disabilities and protect eye health – because an inclusive society is better for all!

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Our approach

An elderly woman who has just had an operation sits smiling in front of a red wall and looks directly into the camera. She is wearing beige linen clothes with dark green ornaments. — Ethiopia 2015 © Light for the World

Promoting eye health

The steady loss of eyesight to blindness is highest in low-income countries. There, the rate of untreated eye disease is 90%, with sub-Saharan Africa being particularly affected.

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In der ersten Reihe auf einer Holzschulbank sitzen sieben Jugendliche mit Brillen. Sie alle tragen ein blaues Hemd und blicken in die Kamera. — Brillenverteilung in Schulen© Gregor Kuntscher

Championing inclusive education

Education is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and forms the basis for a self-determined and independent future. Nevertheless, more than 32.5 million children in poorer regions are denied their right to education.

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zwei kleine lächelnde Jungen beim Spielen mit Baumstöcken und Baumstämmen

Supporting people with disabilities

Exclusion and discrimination of people with disabilities must finally be a thing of the past. Every person should be able to participate in our world on an equal footing. No one must be left behind.

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