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Jean de la Croix Uwimanimpaye in his farm together with his wife. Uwimanimpaye uses the skills he acquired after he became blind
Education

How hands-on skills are transforming lives of people with visual impairment

Friday, October 16, 2026
Groupe Scolaire Gahini has resumed to accomodate students with visual impairment. Courtesy
Education

Renewed hope as Gahini school reopens programme for visually impaired students

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Nearly three decades later, Evariste Karangwa is widely regarded as one of the country's leading pioneers of inclusive and special needs education. PHOTOS BY KELLYA KEZA 
Society

Meet Evariste Karangwa, the educationist who devoted his life to special needs education

Monday, August 03, 2026
Groupe Scolaire Gahini, a secondary school in Kayonza District, phased out its programme for learners with visual impairment. Photo by Jean d'Amour Mbonyinshuti
Education

Concerns as Gahini school ends programme for visually impaired students

Thursday, July 30, 2026
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
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
For the first time, Rwanda on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 performed cochlear implant surgeries that restore hearing for people with severe auditory impairment. Courtesy

Cochlear implants in Rwanda: Why a medical breakthrough demands inclusive communication

Thursday, September 18, 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
The newly launched campaign dubbed “Tugendane Loosely translated as Let’s walk together”  aimed at empowering visually impaired children through access to learning and mobility tools. 
Featured

FEATURED: Vivo Energy Rwanda launches online donation platform to support visually impaired children

Saturday, June 28, 2025
A patient explaining to a doctor about his eye situation before check up in Kayonza
Health

Kayonza expands eye care with mobile clinics, school screenings, surgeries

Friday, June 06, 2025
A teacher helps visually impaired people during a class for old people with disabilities at Masaka. Craish Bahizi
Health

Half of visually impaired people not using any assistive technologies

Tuesday, May 27, 2025