Computer Labs for the Blind and Visually Impaired

St. Lucy's Primary School students ranked best at regional music festival to earn invitation to national event.

This term St Lucy’s school for the visually impaired has been participating in various activities in addition to academics and the inABLE computer-labs-for the-blind program. On July 7th, St. Lucy School had the privilege of participating in a regional music festival held in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. Our school performed brilliantly and even managed to outshine other special school in the region. St. Lucy’s was ranked the best! As a reward for outstanding performance, the school has been invited to take part the National Music Festivals to be held in August at Kasarani, Nairobi County.

The participants were from St. Lucy primary school for the visually impaired. Those who participated were between the ages of 10-17 years. The dance is an African traditional Luhya culture group dance known as Isukuti.

In addition to this music excellence, our students continue to enjoy and advance in their studies. We give special thanks to inABLE and schools administration, who have made this term successful through their support.

UNESCO Invites inABLE Executive Director to Speak at Mobile Learning Week Symposium in Paris

UNESCO—United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization—invited InABLE Founder and Executive Director Irene Mbari Kirika (pictured third from left) to take part in an important panel discussion titled "Making High Quality Education A Reality for ALL Learners" during Mobile Learning Week 2016 in Paris, France.

Mobile Learning Week is UNESCO's flagship ICT in education conference. Held in March 2016 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the event convenes experts from around the world to share how affordable and powerful mobile technology – from basic handsets to the newest tablet computers – can accelerate learning for all, particularly people living in disadvantaged communities. Each year the event has a specific theme to focus discussions. 

The conference is composed of numerous tracks, typically including workshops, a symposium, a high-level policy forum and a research seminar. These tracks engage a wide range of participants, including policy-makers, project managers, educators, researchers, and representatives of NGOs, international organizations and private companies.