E. Province teachers train in braille

NYAGATARE-50 teachers from various schools in Eastern Province on Friday, completed two weeks training in Braille skills. The training was organized by ADRA-Rwanda in collaboration with ADRA-Poland, under ‘Twigishe Abana Batabona’ (TAB) project. The training will guide beneficiaries in teaching vision-impaired children in their respective schools. During the training, teachers were trained on the use of Braille skills methodology, how to manage and handle impaired children during class. Speaking to The Sunday Times, Esther Ndudu, the project coordinator, said that the project aims at cementing the government programme of inclusive education. “There are a number of visually impaired children out there who were denied access to education. We cannot attain education for all when a certain group of children are still sidelined. That’s why ADRA is committed to ensuring that all children go to school,” said Ndudu. She added that some of the children have low sight that cannot help one to see far while others can see. “We trained them on how to arrange those children with low sight in class and how they manage them. With all this success, we shall maintain inclusive education.” Closing the training at TTC Matimba, on Friday, Mary Kobusingye, an official in the Ministry of Education in charge of special needs education, challenged participants to use the knowledge acquired from the training in their respective schools. “The knowledge you have acquired here is a catalyst that will be used in providing quality education to children with visual-impairment. It is an opportunity for the ministry as you will be training other teachers,” she said. One of the participants, Agnes Uwingabire from Nkanga secondary school in Bugesera district, said that she experienced cases of children with visual-impairment in her school, but added that the knowledge she acquired from the training will help her handle them. Ends