The preliminary program of the 22nd WinterAcademy is now online!
The Winteracademy will be held from March 8th – 13th, 2015 in Schruns/Montafon Austria, Hotel LÖWEN
Trachoma, an excruciatingly painful eye disease caused by Chlamydia bacteria, is still the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Repeated episodes of infection and inflammation leave patients’ eye-lids scarred, effectively turning the lashes inwards. As a result, constant scratching of the cornea leads to irreversible blindness. More than 229 million people still live in trachoma-endemic regions.
LIGHT FOR THE WORLD is scaling up efforts to eradicate blinding trachoma in our project regions by 2020. Can we count on your support?
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LIGHT FOR THE WORLD
LIGHT FOR THE WORLD is a European confederation of national development NGOs aiming at an inclusive society. We are committed to saving eyesight, improving the quality of life, and advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities in the underprivileged regions of our world.
