Eye-coaching for partner clinics
Guaranteeing the quality of eye care provided by its partner clinics and reaching as many patients as possible are still the cornerstones of Light for the World's work. Such ambitious...
Mulami Muimpe in Kananga, DR Congo
The building of the Mulami Muimpe eye clinic in Kananga is progressing on schedule. Building the clinic in Kananga is a sterling example of engineering prowess Light for the World...
Angélique can finally complete her studies
19-year-old Rwandese, Angélique Nyanzira, lives with her parents in the north of Rwanda, in the village of Nyakiriba, in the Burera district. She has three sisters and three brothers and...
Dr Selina: “My dream came true”
Thirty-four-year-old Dr Selina Mruma was able to graduate in ophthalmology from Muhimbili University thanks to the support of the NGO Light for the World. She can now treat most eye...
Our programme in Africa
2022 marks the beginning of our new five-year programme ‘Inclusive Vision’ approved by the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (DGD). In DR Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania, Light for...
Why Kananga?
Having access to specialized eye care is far from obvious in the DR Congo. There is a serious shortage of prevention programmes, trained personnel, infrastructures, state of the art surgical...
Alvera is turning her life around
Alvera is a 78-year-old Rwandese grandmother. Widowed since 1997, she lives with her 4-year-old granddaughter close to the small plot of land she likes to cultivate. Grandma Alvera has...
Zainabu’s future is looking bright again
52-year-old Tanzanian Zainabu lives in the village of Mletele in the Ruvuma region (in the southeast of Tanzania). She has been blind for seven years. She tells us that it happened...
Good results for ‘Future in Sight’
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 brighter future for Tanzanian children
"What I love about eye care is that it's a sector where you get results quickly. When a child can't see, we provide the necessary help to offer that child...
Local anchorage in Tanzania
Joseph Banzi, country director in Tanzania Joseph Banzi with one of our itinerant teachers. A step forward in the development of Light for the World Tanzania. In 1997, when...
Quality equipment for our eye clinics
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, Light for the World was able to purchase important equipment for three of our partner eye clinics. Kabgayi Eye Unit's two new...
“Doctor, I can see you!”
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...
“Give people a better life”
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...
Father and son look on the bright side of life
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...
After an eye injury, Fabien can see again
11-year-old Rwandan Fabien suffered an eye injury in an accident. If not treated in time, he will lose sight in this eye. Fabien is an 11-year-old boy from western Rwanda...
Nuru Institute in Lubumbashi
Nuru is the only center in the south of Congo that specializes in the academic and professional reintegration of blind and partially sighted children. Light for the World has been...
Inclusive educational program, Kabgayi
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...
Inclusive education in Congo
In developing countries, it is estimated that only 10 percent of all children with disabilities attend school because the educational structures are not adapted to their special needs. Since 2013...
Braille script: a gateway to the world
2012: Agnes is blind and goes to school with sighted peers. Kilosa, Tanzania - Agnes is 9 years old and a very timid girl. She's blind from laucoma. Increased pressure...
Pioneers in Congolese ophthalmology
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...
Give visual therapy
With 10 euro you give visual therapy to a child who has undergone cataract surgery like Angelique.
Give access to education
With 20 euro a child with visual impairment can go to school for a month, like Nathalie.
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 through cataract surgery, like Saidi.
