ANGOLA: Hope for the Visually Impaired

There are 2.4 million people with visual disabilities (PVDs) in Angola today, and that number grows by thousands every year. Tragically, a decades-long civil war left a lethal legacy of landmines that injure or kill people every year. The conflict also decimated Angola’s healthcare system, leaving millions of people vulnerable to treatable issues.

As a result, the number of people who suffer vision impairment or blindness from explosive devices, illness, and preventable causes is on the rise. Marginalized and stigmatized by society, PVDs in Angola face a bitter life of hardship and isolation.

There is massive need for PVDs in Angola to know the dignity they have as God’s children and experience for themselves the Bible’s hope and comfort, but due to a lack of resources and literacy, there is little access to the Scriptures in a format they can understand.

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1,100

Angola is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. There are still over 1,100 minefields that contaminate the land and cause injury every year.

18%

In Angola’s capital city of Luanda, only 18% of visually impaired children are included in the education system.

98%

Across all our projects serving PVDs, 98% of participants who receive a Braille Bible report spiritual growth and a deeper relationship with God.

“My life blossomed”

Hope for the Visually Impaired addresses the challenge of illiteracy among PVDs in Angola by distributing Scripture materials to visually impaired people and teaching Braille literacy.
By enabling a deeper engagement with the Bible and promoting community, this influential program has led many people with visual disability to have life-changing encounters with Jesus and one another.
Hope for the Visually Impaired enhances self-worth. Participants actively contribute to society, reducing their sense of isolation and creating hope for their future.

“Finding Jesus changed everything. I made friends, ventured out, and discovered a world of support within the church walls.”

~ Benvinda, participant in Hope for the Visually Impaired

Hope for the Visually Impaired is having a tremendous impact among one of the least-reached groups in Angola. Your generosity today will empower many more PVDs to experience the transformative and life-giving power of Scripture.