The AfricaNews articles of ibrahim

  1. KENYA: Giving life to the deaf


    From a distance, a crowd of students revel around a volleyball pitch, cheering their team as they engage their opponents in a fierce challenge to win the ball, amazingly on coming closer no one hears their shouts, only the sound of clapping hands fill the air. The excitement and enthusiasm in their faces is too much to ignore. - Welcome to Wajir School for the deaf in north-eastern Kenya, a rare school that caters for a forgotten lot. The school which was established 1995 as a small unit attached to Wajir primary school with only six pupils is now a fully-fledged one with 108 students. It provides a conducive learning environment where students find people they can easily relate with. Ap…