Equipping Hands for Effective Communication

Dear Partners & Friends,

In the face of COVID19 Pandemic, our world has drastically changed becoming a strange place for human beings to settle in than it was a couple of weeks ago. But even as we adapt to weather of this crisis, certain things remain unchanged. While COVID-19 spreads like a bush fire, families fighting extreme poverty in Kenya are at risk.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend a family burial arrangement of one of the KCSD beneficiaries who succumb to death as a result of coronavirus complicated illness while the immediate family was in denial.

What disturbs me most as a guest, was that I witnessed negligence of the highest order when I discovered that the family had slaughtered a cow for mourners to feast on contrary to government directives. Our people will perish if urgent measures are not taken immediately to educate them.  The photo below shows meat kept in a kitchen awaiting the arranged cooks to come over!

The importance of looking after our communities. The need for Open-hearted individuals/organizations to act and to help the most vulnerable amongst is needed now.

The necessity of hope never changed, our mission remains to educate, inspire and empower hearing-impaired children and the youth to make their lives better.

While you continue to keep your loved ones safe, I urge every member of our family to contribute whatever you can to prevent a growing catastrophe for vulnerable deaf children and their families in Kenya.

Right now, in the most fragile communities across Kenya far too many:

Families don’t know how to protect themselves from this pandemic.

Deaf children and adults don’t have access to clean water to wash their hands.

Health care workers are treating sick patients with no masks, no gloves, no training, and no medical equipment!

However, as the world is coming to grips with the Corona outbreak, we all have our strategies for adapting to our changing health needs, this experience is going to give us the resilience to maintain social distancing and isolation for our safety.

Your urgently needed gift today will:

Quickly send staff door to door interpreters to teach families how to protect themselves through handwashing, sanitation, and social distancing.

Install handwashing stations in more communities and improve access to clean water.

Rush critically needed supplies to keep patients and heroic health care workers safe

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 Thanking you again for your steadfast commitment to our work of advancing justice!

Dear Supporters and Prayer Partners,

UPDATES ON COMPLETE SHUTDOWN AS COVID19 PANDEMIC ESCALATES IN-NAIROBI

With the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic. One person has succumbed to corona-virus today afternoon, he died at Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi, yet little is done to save the vulnerable persons in our society. Our team at Kenya Christian School For The Deaf has worked tirelessly to sensitize the deaf community on COVID19 pandemic for them to stay at home, and respond swiftly to prioritize their health and safety. 

We are calling people of goodwill, supporters and prayer partners to provide emotional support for the COVID19 situation and other worries we’re facing at this uncertain period of mankind's history.

We will continue educating the deaf community about key COVID19 hygiene practices and social distancing as a way of saving their lives. We plan to ensure they do not miss out on our educational life skills video conference workshops and other online talks. As well as empower family and community Ambassadors who are deaf to lead deaf persons at this time.

We know that there is not one single person that is not currently affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. We know that you understand our anxiety and worry about the future. We have 250,000 an estimate deaf population in Nairobi and its environs

However, times like this are when we come together figuratively of course! and can make a real change. For the safety of our supporters, staff, and students we have had to temporarily close our vocational training center and other outreach. Unfortunately, this will have a direct impact on our training programs which has been postponed for safety matters.

Appeal! For hand sanitizers, soaps N95 masks, and food stuff. Please consider telling your friends and families about our project by sharing the link to our GlobalGiving project on social media, or just bring us up in conversation. We’d love to hear the story about why you’ve picked our project.

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