From 2017 to 2021, Light for the World ran an ambitious programme called 'Future in Sight'. This programme was made possible by the Belgian Development Cooperation. SPECIFIC GOALS With a total budget of €6.5 million over five years (2017-2021), the programme established partnerships in Congo, Rwanda and...
Joseph Banzi, country director in Tanzania [caption id="attachment_9664" align="alignright" width="225"] Joseph Banzi with one of our itinerant teachers.[/caption] A step forward in the development of Light for the World Tanzania. In 1997, when Light for the World was founded, we started working with partners in Tanzania. We...
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, Light for the World was able to purchase important equipment for three of our partner eye clinics. [caption id="attachment_9628" align="alignright" width="298"] Kabgayi Eye Unit's two new operating chairs.[/caption] The Mwangaza eye clinic is one of the few in Congo where...
Papa Maurice is 74 years old, lives in a remote village in the middle of the Congolese bush and is completely blind. There is no access to eye care in this region. The local dispensary only has some eye ointment that is of no use...
Rwandan doctor Livin Uwemeye is studying ophthalmology at the Tanzanian University KCMUCo (Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College) with a scholarship funded by Light for the World. Once he gets his diploma, he will join the team at the Kabgayi Eye Unit in Rwanda. He is 31 years...
When Kasongo Mwenzes sight blurred, it had immediately far-reaching consequences for himself and his environment. The 31-year-old farmer from Mushimba, a village about 80 km from Kolwezi, became completely blind in a few months’ time as a result of cataract in both eyes. Consequently, he...
[caption id="attachment_7874" align="alignright" width="300"] 11-year-old Rwandan Fabien suffered an eye injury in an accident. If not treated in time, he will lose sight in this eye.[/caption] Fabien is an 11-year-old boy from western Rwanda. A few days ago he got hurt in his right eye. He...
Light for the World started in October 2017 in Kabgayi with a pilot project on inclusive education. The project is specifically intended for visually impaired children in primary education. We also provide the necessary medical, technical and pedagogical guidance for the children. Two itinerant teachers started...
Dutch journalist Sarah Haaij traveled to Congo with Light for the World. She wrote a strong article for the Dutch magazine Vice Versa. Discover here what she learned in Congo about the work of Light for the World. In Congo, blind and partially sighted people are...
White spots in his eyes Little Saidi lives with his parents in one of the poorest suburbs of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They live in a simple house with three other families. When we visit them, Saidi listens very carefully to the strange noises around him....
