Kisii School of the Deaf

 

 Kisii School of the Deaf in Bomokora village, Peter Ogango, himself deaf, the school director said the institution is unable to pay rent for the five rooms, buy food and pay electricity bills after support from friends diminished during the Covid-19 pandemic. Kisii School of the Deaf is the only Deaf school in Kenya runs by the Deaf themselves is facing closure, despite increases of Deaf children enrolled in the program. Most of the Deaf children are either orphans or live in poverty. The Deaf school can't afford the 9,000 schillings ($82 US) monthly rent to operate the school. There is also a high turnover rate of teachers due to lack of educational materials and tools. The school dosn't have enough desks to meet the Ministry of Health requirement on social distancing to contain spread of coronavirus. There isn't even enough to pay their five teachers and feed the 45 Deaf children and their staff. Deaf Anthology Deaf urges Deaf Americans to step in to support this Deaf school in Kenya, trying to survive on its own. As with most of Africa, the Deaf schools are controlled and operated by missionaries from aboard. Kisii School of the Deaf needs our attention and support as it is the only Deaf school owned and operated by the Deaf themselves. All of its teachers and staff are Deaf themselves, except one who is considering leaving after not being paid for months. Deaf Anthology praises the Deaf for being committed to the education of the Deaf children, so they can be a productive citizen of our society, living the Kenyan dream of having a decent job with living wages and benefits, and even a college scholarship. 

Deaf Anthology also hopes that someone will come forward and start a GoFundMe account to raise funds to support the Kisii School of the Deaf, giving them hope of a better life.

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