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  • Ensuring Deaf young people aren't excluded from sexual and reproductive health services

    … Lotus Bleu Ltd Ensuring Deaf young people aren't excluded from sexual and … health and rights (SRHR) for marginalised and at-risk Deaf young people. As a result, increasing numbers of Deaf young people have received previously-inaccessible SRHR …

  • Meet the young activists fighting for Deaf rights

    … Meet the young activists fighting for Deaf rights Sign up to our newsletter Title - None - Mr Ms … newsletter A bespoke project in Kenya is bringing together Deaf people from the UK and Kenya to make their voices heard. … Kenyan counterpart, Enock, explain their project. Being Deaf can have its challenges wherever you are in the world. …

  • The Deaf volunteer struggling for health equality

    … VSO/Ben Langdon The Deaf volunteer struggling for health equality Imbere Heza … quality healthcare. Brown Niyonsaba, 31, is a young Deaf woman volunteering to change this in her native Rwanda. … abused, or raped. VSO/Ben Langdon Brown runs lessons for Deaf pupils on sexual and reproductive health The biggest …

  • Fighting for Deaf inclusion in Kenya: Sylvester's story

    … Fighting for Deaf inclusion in Kenya: Sylvester's story 04 Oct 2017 Lucy … parent who took their children to school, except for their Deaf child who was left at home. He came to me and said, ‘my daughter is Deaf and can’t talk’. I went and saw the child, and explained …

  • Expanding horizons for Deaf youth in Kenya: Harrison’s story

    … Expanding horizons for Deaf youth in Kenya: Harrison’s story Sign up to our … is on a mission to end stigma and improve the lives of Deaf young people in Kenya. He explains why he’s determined … parents consider you different, even contagious. For many Deaf children in Kenya, this is their reality. In a country …

  • Family planning for the deaf

    … BBC Africa Family planning for the deaf Sign up to our newsletter Title - None - Mr Ms Mrs Miss … features in the BBC Africa film. Rael’s parents are both deaf. Growing up, Rael witnessed the struggles her parents … to discuss the challenges of communicating with deaf patients. The training she received means she is better …

  • Family planning for the deaf

    … … Family planning for the deaf …

  • Overcoming life's challenges: Edwin's story

    … volunteering would lead him to recognition as a 'deaf role model' - and eventually to a fulfilling job as a teacher. Becoming deaf I wasn’t born deaf. One day I was heading home after school and I turned …

  • Health Volunteer Award 2021

    … national volunteer on the Imbere- Heza project in Rwanda A deaf volunteer herself, Brown has supported deaf young people to access health services, learn about … critical information about COVID-19. Brown has mentored deaf peer educators, community health workers and nurses …

  • Volunteer Impact Awards: The unsung heroes of 2021

    … Award Brown Niyonsaba, Imbere-Heze project in Rwanda A Deaf volunteer herself, Brown has supported deaf young people to access health services, learn about … critical information about COVID-19. Brown has mentored deaf peer educators, community health workers and nurses …

  • Legacy event 2022

    … national volunteer on the Imbere-Heza project in Rwanda A deaf volunteer herself, Brown has supported deaf young people to access health services, learn about … critical information about COVID-19. Brown has mentored deaf peer educators, community health workers and nurses …

  • The power of youth volunteering: Eight years of impact in eight ICS projects

    … moments of ICS impact. 1. Teaching the parents of Deaf children how to communicate together for the first time … deafness as a curse. Parents are often ashamed to have a Deaf child, and as a result, Deaf children are often kept at home and out of education, …

  • One year on - My life since winning a Volunteer Impact Award

    … sharing sexual and reproductive health messages with deaf communities in Rwanda. Eric mentored deaf ‘peer educators’ in sexual and reproductive health, and … and nurses to improve access to reproductive services for deaf people. Since winning, Eric has continued to work on the …

  • Leaving no one behind in global health

    … rights of the most marginalised are realised. Supporting deaf communities in Rwanda In Rwanda, deaf adolescents and youth have been left out conversations … Imbere Heza project in Rwanda is bridging the gap between deaf youth and the hearing community, working through VSO …

  • Volunteer Impact Award: Health

    … health and rights (SRHR) for vulnerable people, especially Deaf adolescents and adults, who are often excluded from … that information and services are accessible, by training Deaf peers and healthcare professionals in sign language, … worked alongside other volunteers and partners to reach Deaf communities with essential health information, including …

  • International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) 2022

    … health and rights for marginalised and at-risk Deaf young people. Brown has taught SRH to over 80 students, … I am to be the change' discussing her role in ensuring Deaf youth have access to SRH, which you can watch below. VSO … Niyonsaba, presents on the ICFP stage on her work ensuring Deaf young people aren't excluded from sexual and …

  • Inclusive sexual and reproductive health and rights

    … quality and accessibility of essential SRH services for Deaf young people, and are now scaling up our work in this … women and girls in Zimbabwe. Lotus Bleu Ltd Ensuring Deaf young people aren't excluded from sexual and … health and rights for marginalised and at-risk Deaf young people. Tackling sexual health taboos Improving …

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  • ICFP newsletter thank you

    … Inclusive sexual and reproductive health services for deaf adolescents  VSO/Ben Langdon The Bright Futures project, …

  • A night to remember: Global volunteers celebrated at VSO Awards

    … volunteering programme, and more recently training young deaf people and their parents to communicate through Sign Language, often for the first time. Harrison, who is deaf, has shown immense resilience and passion working in … get this award – it means everything to me.” “Many young deaf people in Kenya are stuck, they are not able to access …

  • Christmas Acquisition Newsletter Ads

    … to create real sustainable change for families.  Helping Deaf people access sexual and reproductive services in Rwanda  Helping Deaf people access sexual and reproductive services in … in delivering essential information - including for Deaf people.  Donate now More stories from VSO Check out the …

  • Youth volunteering

    … job prospects.  Meet the young activists fighting for Deaf rights Youth volunteers Raabia, a young filmmaker from … Kenyan counterpart, Enock, explain how badly marginalised Deaf people continue to be in both countries – and what …

  • BAU2 acquisition thank you 2022

    … sustainable and resilient livelihoods. Fighting for Deaf inclusion in Kenya: Sylvester's story Sylvester Ochieng, …

  • Why support VSO

    … to create real sustainable change for families.  Helping Deaf people access sexual and reproductive services in … in delivering essential information - including for Deaf people.  Downloads The VSO logo If you would like to use …

  • Watch Brown – a film by volunteers Brown Niyonsaba and Justin Spray

    … Spray – explores the question "what does it mean to be a Deaf woman in Rwanda?" Brown shares her own experiences and … in delivering essential information - including for Deaf people. Brown was screened at the Women Deliver 2023 … on VSO's  Imbere Heza project in Rwanda, who has supported Deaf young people to access health services. Brown has …