Sustainable Agriculture Kenya Project #46536

farming to feed

by Kenya Christian School For The Deaf

Project Report | Nov 23, 2020
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By Charles Ngiela | Project Leader

Dear Prayer partners and Friends,

We are indeed grateful to all Donors, Prayer partners for your continued support. Even 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.

We are thankful for your donations that has enabled us to make COVID-19 clear Face mask for deaf since the usual face masks is a hinderance to hearing impaired persons 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. Umoja tailors making masks with plastic windows for the hearing impaired

Umoja tailors making masks with plastic windows for the hearing impaired

We have 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 appealing you once again, supporters and prayer partners and friends to come forward to support us financial and emotional support for the COVID19 pandemic.

As Kenya school reopens unprecedented challenge has emerged 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 below to support and to enable accomplish our mission! http://goto.gg/46536

YOURS TRULY

Charles Ngiela

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THANK YOU

By Charles Ngiela | Executive Director

Deaf received COVID-19 FACE MASK AND FOOD

Dear Prayer Partners and Donors,

We truly appreciate your thoughtful contribution $1000 to Kenya Christian School For The Deaf. As a charitable organization, we’re able to make clear deaf face masks and save many lives each year because of your continued support. As most of us are well aware COVID-19 Pandemic that has touched every aspect of Global citizen's life.

The purpose of Kenya Christian School For the Deaf was to reach out and engage donors/well-wisher to contribute towards supporting deaf children and vulnerable deaf youth.

We reached our goal of distributing COVID-19 FACE MASK to 1,121 deaf children and the vulnerable deaf youths 0f which we gave each 2pieces of COVID-19 Face mask, and as well we were excited about welcoming 30 volunteers to help us with the distribution of COVID-19 FACE MASK . We had to turn away 1,549 deaf children and vulnerable deaf youths away because we ran out of COVID-19 FACE MASK. See the liink

https://youtu.be/LTkd3UHlwMk

However, as the proliferation of face masks to reduce the spread of coronavirus is resulting in communication difficulties for the hearing-impaired; and for the more than 2,000,000 Kenyans who are Deaf or hard, face masks have made it almost impossible to communicate with those who aren’t familiar with Kenyan Sign language.

Wearing a mask without being able to read their lips is very, very difficult “Not only that, they rely on the facial expressions and yet can’t see the whole face to get the right information, these extraordinary times have brought everything into standstill.

Hesbon a beneficiary says and i quoute, "we understand that everyone wants to be protected, including our community, but it really creates a barrier when you’re doing things like shopping.

We know that times are tough, but there are still reasons to smile. REASONS YOU HAVE SMILED RECENTLY. What made you smile today? Below are the photos of deaf beneficiaries.

Our appeal to YOU! For prayer and financial support. 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.

Click the link to support our cause! http://goto.gg/46536

Thanks so much for this valuable partnership and for your continued support!

Deaf group photo

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Millicent appreciates KCSD after she received COVID19 FACE MASK

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