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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
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 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
A mother helps her autistic child write on a flip chart at the Kigali Autism Centre in Kagugu, Gasabo District on December 23, 2022. Photo Craish Bahizi
Health

Early detection of autism helps children prosper – experts

Thursday, April 03, 2025