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Anniversary of UN Charter on inclusion of people with disabilities in humanitarian action

22 May 2017

A year ago, a ground-breaking Charter to include people with disabilities in humanitarian action was launched by the UN Secretary-General at the...
- Campaigns & policy
Caravan travels across Romania to campaign for rights of people with deafblindness

17 May 2017

Together with Vasile Adamescu, an artist who is deafblind, Sense International Romania travelled to different towns promoting the rights of people...
- Romania
- Fundraising
1,300 km travelled, hundreds of people involved

8 May 2017

The Sensabilitate Caravan begins it's tour of Romania
- Romania
First visual and hearing screening programme established for children in Uganda

27 April 2017

Uganda's first ever screening programme for children with multi sensory impairments has been launched by Sense International in collaboration with...
- Uganda
Sense International appoints new Director

27 March 2017

Alison Marshall joins from the International Planned Parenthood Federation
- Corporate news
Sense International launches pioneering screening programme for infant deafblindness in Kenya and Uganda

18 January 2017

300,000 infants expected to be screened during the three year pilot funded by UK appeal that raised over £700,000
Sense International hails new legislation by Indian government as a “landmark moment” for people with disabilities

12 January 2017

Rights of People with Disabilities Act 2016 recognises deafblindness as a disability for the first time in India’s history
- India
Lydia graduates in pioneer deafblindness course

22 December 2016

1st certificate course on deafblindness at Kyambogo University, Uganda.
Deafblindness training in Romania

22 November 2016

Sense International Romania organised their fourth training course in deafblindness as part of the project 'Sense for Life'
Training across borders

6 September 2016

Sense’s Head of Children’s Specialist Services, Steve Rose, talks about the programme and his recent trip to Nairobi