Some paintings made by children

This term ended successful on 27^th July 2010 with various activities like athletics in which deaf as well as hearing kids participated.From 27^thth July we realized a parent’s workshop. The participates were taught the following issues: to 30

-Chidren Rights, which is found in the Laws of Kenya (in relationship with the Human Rights)

– Sign language class: Parents and guidances who attended were taught sign language based on the commonly used verbs, nouns, using sign language to construct short sentences

– Roles of parents, guidances in children’s education

– Health related issues

On 8^th August kids of our school also participated in the “national schools for the deaf music Competition” which took place in Kakamega. Our kids performed really well. Continue reading →

Working on the volleyball net

Picture of the group

It is a sunny hot day in Kisumu, July 2009. Today the Nyanza Volleyball Teams have a good reason to smile. Finally they are able to continue with their exercises. The old net broke down a while ago and the ball… well let’s say there was a need for a new one. After hanging the net, all of us go for a short play to test the new investments.The next competition can come. The Teams of Nyanza province will be ready.
Asante sana for the big help.

Nyaweri VCT office

“VCT” in the context of HIV/AIDS  stands for Voluntary Counceling and Testing. Employes at Nyaweri office work as counselors and test people for AIDS. Nyaweri stands for three provinces in Kenya: NYANZA, WESTERN and RIFT VALLEY.

The office exists since 2004, founded by Dr. Peter Oracha Adoyo from Maseno University. The main office of Nyaweri is Liverpool VCT  Care and Treatment under which Nyaweri is working. Right now six people are running Nyaweri office, five are Deaf and one is hearing, who are all trained on counseling and testing. The main reason of the formation of this office is to help educate hearing impaired people on HIV/AIDS, so that they are able to make informed decisions and carry out testing. Deaf people have to face many challenges when it comes to HIV/AIDS.  Myths and prejudices exist about the Deaf and in combination with HIV/AIDS it is even harder for them to lead a normal life. Another big problem is the lack of information and awareness of HIV/AIDS especially for those who are living in the rural areas. Language barriers among the education level are a big challenge and it is really hard for them to acquire appropriate information about HIV/AIDS. Poor access to VCT services, Stigma and discrimination are three other challenges for a Deaf person. Continue reading →