Education Kenya Project #34834

Equipping Hands for Effective Communication

by Kenya Christian School For The Deaf

Equipping Hands for Effective Communication

Project Report | Aug 18, 2020
An Update Report From KCSD

By Charles Ngiela | Project Leader

Dear Supporters and Friends,

We are thankful to our supporters and prayer partners for the continued support. Eeven before the onset of a global pandemic, deaf children/community were grappling with rapid, disoriented change. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its public health emergency and economic and social crises, has reshaped how development priorities and operations work.

These extraordinary times have brought into focus that human development challenges to our poor country Kenya, and that’s the current situations that needs transformational relationships to address the critical challenges facing the deaf children/ community.

We are thankful for your donations that has enabled us to make COVID-19 clear Face mask for deaf since the usual face masks are excluding the deaf and hard of hearing community. Face masks are spreading as a coronavirus mitigation measure, but it’s leaving out a large population of the deaf and hard of hearing. Face masks affect everyone in the deaf and hard of hearing community, deaf people rely on sign language but still need facial expressions for a full understanding of what is being communicated, and those with hearing aids or cochlear implants rely on lip-reading to better understand what is being heard. Anyone with lower hearing losses will have further difficulty with muffled speech.

Not only do they make communication during the pandemic inaccessible, they further alienate the deaf population, which can already feel left out. The facial coverings are increasingly worn by essential workers and public service providers, whereas communication has to be understandable:click the link to see how your donation has empowered our effort in supporting deaf in Kenya. https://youtu.be/LTkd3UHlwMk

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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 the people of goodwill, supporters and prayer partners to continue to continue to provide both financial and emotional support for the COVID19 pandemic. We’ill 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.

As Global school closures since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have presented an unprecedented challenge to children’s education and well-being. We must prioritize deaf children’s learning. This means making sure that schools are safe to reopen including with access to hand hygiene, clear face for effective communication, clean drinking water and safe sanitation. Even before the onset of a global pandemic, societies were grappling with rapid, disorienting change.Our special appeal to you! Bring us up in your conversation. We’d love to hear the story about why you’ve picked our project. CLICK THE LINK TO SUPPORT OUR WORK http://goto.gg/46536

YOURS TRULY

Charles Ngiela

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