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Latest news
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Extending our support for children with deafblindness in Goa
17 January 2020
Sense International India has been awarded a £91,380 grant to expand its programme for children and young people with deafblindness and multi...
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Chance To Shine features as guest campaign on Mumsnet
13 January 2020
Sense International is delighted that its latest Chance To Shine appeal is one of Mumsnet’s January Guest Campaigns.
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Celebrating the results of the screening and early intervention programme funded by the ‘Finding Grace’ appeal
10 January 2020
Our programme for screening for children with multi-sensory impairments in Uganda and Kenya should be rolled out nationally and to other countries.
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Sense International calls on UK public to give children with deafblindness in Kenya their ‘Chance to Shine’
6 January 2020
The Chance To Shine appeal aims to raise funds to test children in Kenya for sight and hearing impairments and support those with deafblindness.
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Sense International looks back at the highlights of 2019
20 December 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, we look back at highlights from the past twelve months.
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities: How Sense International is supporting leadership
3 December 2019
International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a United Nations awareness day, promotes the rights and wellbeing of people with disabilities.
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Sense International holds training workshops for teachers in Peru and Ecuador
29 November 2019
Sense International is continuing to strengthen the education system for children with deafblindness and multiple disabilities in Peru and Ecuador.
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Sense International celebrates progress since Global Disability Summit 2018
20 October 2019
Sense International is celebrating its achievements one year on from the first Global Disability Summit in 2018.
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Official launch of new early intervention programme in Tanzania
9 October 2019
Sense International Tanzania has launched the country’s first-ever screening and early intervention programme for children with sensory impairments.
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Sense International wins grant to transform education for children with deafblindness in Kenya
1 October 2019
Sense International has been awarded a £410,730 Impact Grant by UK Aid Direct to improve education for hundreds of children.
First published: Tuesday 18 June 2013
Last updated: Friday 6 December 2019
