LIGHT FOR THE WORLD GIVES THEM A VIEW ON A BETTER FUTURE
More than 4,5 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by a form of avoidable blindness.
Only ten percent of children with disabilities go to school.
Light for the World has been fighting against this injustice for more than 25 years. Together we give them a future of hope.
We make eye care accessible to everyone. Together with our experts and local partners, we support eye clinics, develop quality infrastructures and organise training for local staff.
Our education programme focuses on inclusive education: visually impaired pupils attend classes together with their seeing peers. We promote their integration and address the stigma of their disability.
ANNUAL RESULTS 2023
12
eye clinics
280960
consultations
22198
surgeries
12633
cataract surgeries
30323
pairs of glasses
1618
children go to school
WHEN EYES OPEN UP
Early Detection programme in Tanzania
Around 656.000 children and young people suffer from vision loss in Tanzania (source: IAPB). Timely screening and treatment at an early age are crucial as vision loss has an impact...
Light for the World is financing a new Optometry Center in Ifakara
Recently a new Optometry Center was established at the Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health (TTCIH) in Ifakara with financial help from Light for the World. We have provided support...
Jaden’s courageous fight against eye cancer
Jaden is a two-year-old boy living in Ifakara, Tanzania. One day, his parents notice a whitish veil in the center of his right eye. "It was a strange glow that...
Dr Patrick Saillez, Spender von Light for the World.
“Meine Kinder und ich möchten die beeindruckenden Leistungen der Kabgayi Eye Unit würdigen.”
Give access to education
With 11 euro a child with a visual impairment like Agnes can go to school for a month.
Give sight to an adult
With 52 euros you offer cataract surgery to an adult like Melanie.
Give sight to a child
With 150 euro, you can restore the sight of a child like Saidi through cataract surgery under general anaesthesia.
LIGHT FOR THE WORLD MAKES SURE THAT THE MONEY GOES WHERE IT IS NEEDED
85% to PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
To programmes in DR Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania and awareness actions in Belgium
11% to FUNDRAISING
Expenses related to fundraising
4% to OPERATIONAL COSTS
Kept to an absolute minimum
