Recently Network for Africa founder Rebecca Tinsley visited a school for deaf children in Rwanda, which N4A helps support. She related this anecdote from her visit:
I met all six classes, and independent of each other, each group of kids came up with the same deaf signing name for me: a gesture pointing at the fringe of hair that flops over my forehead. I guess that's the one thing that differentiates me from them, apart from skin color.
There is a tendency for those in the West to sometimes feel that our lives are so far removed from those of people in developing countries. But even these Rwandan children, many of whom are ostracized because in their culture deafness is believed to be a curse from God, know that not much of significance separates us from each other.
To learn more about Network for Africa’s work in Rwanda and Uganda and how you can help support our projects, visit our website: http://Network4Africa.org.
