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Latest news

Fashion designer launches children's clothing to benefit Sense International

14 September 2017

Fashion designer and Sense International Goodwill Ambassador for Tanzania, Khadija Mwanamboka, launches new clothing range to benefit charity
The Sense International ‘My Turn to Learn’ Ball

13 September 2017

A luxurious fundraiser taking place 18th October to help transform the lives of children with deafblindness in Bangladesh.
Sense International Board seeks new trustees

25 July 2017

Sense International is seeking a new trustee. The purpose of the role is to support and guide the organisation’s activities.
- Corporate news
Everton FC see UK aid in action in Tanzania

13 July 2017

Members of top English Premier League team, Everton Football Club visited Uhuru Mchanganyiko School in Dar es Salaam.
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