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Valentine Dushimirimana, a teacher at G.S Filippo Smaldone, interpretes sign language to Mugengasaye and Umuganwa.
Education

National exams: How learners with disabilities get extra support

Saturday, July 11, 2026
Dr. Beth Nasiforo Mukarwego, Chairperson of the organisation, who holds a PhD in special needs education. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Featured

How RUB is helping blind and partially sighted persons build dignified lives

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Programme targets an average of 200 patients per district, though the number could rise depending on demand.
Health

Eye patient thankful after life-changing surgery by security forces

Sunday, May 10, 2026
A sign language interpreter helpS a person with disability during a recent meeting. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Rwanda

Deaf Rwandans push for right to drive

Saturday, March 07, 2026
Gisele Emerusenge, a sign language teacher during a class in Kigali. The Africa Deaf Christian College, which will teach sign language formally, is expected to open in September in Bugesera District.
Education

Sign language college set to open by September

Monday, January 26, 2026
Rwanda joined other countries to mark World Braille Day on Sunday,  January 4. Courtesy
Rwanda

World Braille Day: Renewed call for tactile reading materials in schools, workplaces

Sunday, January 04, 2026
Twenty young Rwandans with visual and hearing impairments who graduated from Rwanda Assistive Technology Access (RATA). The inaugural cohort were recognised as certified coders. Courtesy
Featured

20 Rwandans with disabilities graduate from RATA ’s first coding programme

Friday, December 26, 2025
Participants during the launch of the Play the Full Deck campaign, launched by the National Union of Disability Organisations in Rwanda (NUDOR) under the regional We Can Work programme.
Featured

‘Play the Full Deck’ campaign urges employers to embrace on-job inclusion

Monday, December 15, 2025
Women in Dukomeze Ubuzima sorting garlic in the dryer constructed by Kilimo Trust. Courtesy
Featured

Kilimo Trust: 20 years of impacting thousands of Rwandan lives

Monday, October 27, 2025
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Education

Financial expert opens up about life struggles in new book

Monday, September 08, 2025
Legendary Burundian musician Khadja Nin named a baby gorilla during the 20th edition of Kwita Izina, held in Kinigi, Musanze District, on Friday, September 5.
Music

Khadja Nin reveals she permanently relocated to Rwanda

Saturday, September 06, 2025
Jean de Dieu Niyonzima, who is visually impaired, named a baby gorilla during the Kwita Izina ceremony in Musanze District on Friday, September 5. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Tourism

Gorilla namer with visual impairment: Disability cannot limit our dreams

Saturday, September 06, 2025