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Some children with disabilities during the launch of the use of the Orbit Reader 20 on April 4, 2022. File
Education

Activists call for schools for children living with multiple disabilities

Sunday, February 05, 2023
A teacher helps people with disabilities who are visually impaired students at Masaka in Kigali.. Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Visually impaired persons call for more awareness on Braille

Wednesday, January 04, 2023
MTN chief executive Mapula Bodibe is blindfolded before experiencing what she later described as "overwhelming".
Health

PHOTOS: When the visually impaired became guides: Inside the world of the blind

Monday, November 14, 2022
Visually impaired people with their white canes in Masaka Sector in Kicukiro District. A white cane costs average Rwf20,000 and with insurance cover it could go down to around Rwf2,000. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Health

Calls grow for govt to extend health insurance cover to the white cane

Wednesday, November 09, 2022
Some of the students who got scholarships from Mastercard Foundation give testimonies about previous challenges in their studies.
Featured

Mastercard Foundation, UR launch $55m scholarship programme for students

Tuesday, November 01, 2022
A teacher helps visually impaired students at Masaka in Kigali. Teachers who are visually impaired are calling for proper school infrastructure that caters for persons with disabilities. / Craish Bahizi
Education

Teachers with disabilities call for inclusive school infrastructure

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Teachers who are visually impaired say they encounter challenges in marking transcribed exams and request the Ministry of Education to provide them with assistants who can visually read.
Education

Visually impaired teachers want teaching assistants

Monday, October 10, 2022
A group photo of the delegates during the launch of the new model. The model recommends expectant mothers to have at least eight antenatal contacts with their healthcare providers. Courtesy
Featured

Govt launches new antenatal care guidelines

Sunday, October 02, 2022
People with disability during an event to receive smart phones during a Connekt Rwanda campaign at Nyarugunga Sector. / Photo: Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Persons with disability highlight present challenges ahead of census

Monday, September 05, 2022
The New Times

Health Minister Ngamije makes case for a sustained fight against NTDs

Friday, May 27, 2022
Visually impaired persons during the handover of walking sticks on November 26, 2021. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Business

Why visually impaired persons want change in copyright law

Monday, May 09, 2022
Members of parliament during a session in 2020.MPs summoned four ministers in order to respond to challenges that have been derailing development in their respective sectors. Craish Bahizi

Call to address family challenges as MPs summon four ministers

Monday, May 09, 2022