Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Light for the World International - Organisation for inclusive development/ Organisation für inklusive Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, abkürzung: Light for the World International (LFW)
EU Transparency Register
74313108109-71 First registered on 20 Feb 2012
Goals / Remit
Light for the World is a global disability and development organisation whose vision is an inclusive society where no one is left behind.
We enable crucial eye health services and help empower persons with disabilities in multiple low-income countries.
We focus our work in nine countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
We also work with partners to implement eye health, disability and inclusion programmes in other countries across Africa. Light for the World's activities are dedicated to promoting eye health and the inclusion of persons with disabilities in education and employment, championing human rights.Main EU files targeted
As the European Union (EU) and all EU Member States are States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Light for the World advocates for international partnerships and development cooperation and humanitarian action policies, funding and programmes to be inclusive of, and accessible to, all persons with disabilities in line with the CRPD.
This includes in relation to:
Monitoring of the EU's implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), with a specific focus on disability right and inclusive in EU external action policies, funding and programmes.
EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030, especially Section 6 on Promoting the rights of persons with disabilities globally.
EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), especially the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) - Global Europe Instrument 2021-2027.
EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024.
EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in External Action 2021-2025 (GAP III).
EU Youth Action Plan in EU external action 2022-2027.
EU-Africa Strategy.
EU Global Health Strategy.
EU education and international cooperation policies and programmes.Address
Head Office
Niederhofstraße, 26
Vienna 1120
AUSTRIAEU Office
Rue de l'Industrie 10
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 02 Jan 2025
Name Start date End Date Sarah Margaret Hull 02 Sep 2024 01 Sep 2025 Sarah HULL 23 May 2023 23 May 2024 Mr François Carbonez 04 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Sarah HULL 04 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Mr François Carbonez 27 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Sarah HULL 27 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Mr François Carbonez 28 Apr 2017 27 Apr 2018 Steffie NEYENS 28 Apr 2017 07 Apr 2018 Steffie NEYENS 12 May 2016 28 Apr 2017 Mr François Carbonez 20 Apr 2016 19 Apr 2017 Steffie NEYENS 08 Oct 2015 12 May 2016 Mr François Carbonez 15 Apr 2015 13 Apr 2016 Steffie NEYENS 19 Sep 2014 17 Sep 2015 Mr François Carbonez 01 Apr 2014 29 Mar 2015 Steffie NEYENS 20 Sep 2013 19 Sep 2014 Mr François Carbonez 22 Mar 2013 19 Mar 2014 Steffie NEYENS 01 Nov 2012 21 Sep 2013 Mrs Celia Cranfield 22 Mar 2012 02 Apr 2013 Mr François Carbonez 22 Mar 2012 22 Mar 2013 Complementary Information
On behalf of Light for the World the persons listed below have had, during the reporting period, four or more contacts with members or officials of the EU institutions with the objective of influencing the policy formulation and decision-making processes of the European institutions; or they have spent 20 percent or more of their working time on behalf of Light for the World carrying out such activities:
Sarah Hull, Advocacy CoordinatorPerson in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Of particular relevance for Light for the World's policy and advocacy work towards the European Union (EU) institutions:
European Disability Forum - http://www.edf-feph.org
International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) - http://www.iddcconsortium.net
CONCORD (European confederation of NGOs working on sustainable development and international cooperation) - http://concordeurope.org
Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) - http://www.hrdn.eu
SDG Watch Europe - https://sdgwatcheurope.org
For an overview of other key partnerships, memberships and networks see also the Light for the World website https://www.light-for-the-world.org/support-us/partnerships/Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
22,025,938€
Major funding types in closed year
Other
Funding types "other" information
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Other financial info
Transparency & Anti-Corruption: Consolidated financial results for the year 2022 of the legal entity Light for the World International and its core members in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, UK and USA.
Light for the World adopted an Anti-Corruption Policy in 2014. A biennial anti-corruption report is available on request.
For further information, see Light for the World Annual Report 2022 which is available on our website. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Events, communications, campaigns, policy and advocacy related activities are often carried out in collaboration with partners and networks at the EU level.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
3 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 01 Dec 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Speech at the 2nd GAP III Structured Dialogue with CSOs Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 13 May 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Education in the renewed AU-EU partnership Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject Disabilities in Development Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Anna Gallo Alvarez (Cabinet member)