Education Kenya Project #34834

Equipping Hands for Effective Communication

by Kenya Christian School For The Deaf

Equipping Hands for Effective Communication

Summary

The Interact-ALL Assistive Gameboard provides a fun-based learning opportunity for basic Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) fingerspelling, letter sequencing, combining letter signs to form words, and peer-to-peer learning. This solution promotes the early acquisition of KSL for deaf children, improving their academic and social outcomes. The accompanying virtual mobile app enhances digital literacy and enables repetitive learning, allowing every child to progress at their own pace, ensuring none is lef

$50,000
total goal

$41,062
remaining

33
donors

0
monthly donors

3
fundraisers

6
years

Challenge

Unlike us, who learn our first languages at home and within our communities, deaf children often have to wait until they start school to learn their first language. This delay significantly impacts their ability to communicate, interact, and learn. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 90% of the 200,000 deaf Kenyan children struggle to access sign language. To improve learning outcomes for deaf children, advocating for the early acquisition of sign language globally is essential.

Solution

This project facilitates the early acquisition of Kenyan Sign Language for children aged 1-13 years. It provides a fun-based learning approach for mastering letter signs, handshapes, sequencing, fine motor skills, and word formation for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The solution lays the foundation for inclusive and lifelong literacy development, enhancing the literacy skills of early-grade learners and their peers. It aims to create a scalable solution that empowers all children to thrive.

Long-Term Impact

The project aims to enhance early literacy for 5,000 deaf children aged 1-13 years by providing inclusive, fun-based access to basic sign language for effective communication. It also seeks to improve digital literacy and fine motor skills among deaf early-grade learners, leading to better academic outcomes and social interactions. Visual learning has the potential to bridge the gap between deaf learners and their teachers, peers, parents, Learner Support Assistants (LSAs), education managers.