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Latest news
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Marking Deafblind Awareness Week: How people with deafblindness have been affected by COVID-19 across the globe
23 June 2020
This week is Deafblind Awareness Week (22-28 June) with Helen Keller Day on 27 June. Sadly, it is the most vulnerable members of society who are...
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Sense International Peru wins photography award
31 January 2020
A photograph of a child supported by Sense International Peru has been selected as the winner of the Disability Inclusion Photo Award.
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International Day of Education: Celebrating our achievements
24 January 2020
Today is the International Day of Education which promotes the role of education for global peace and development.
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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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Ten years of progress in Peru
1 August 2019
Sense International Peru has achieved great things since it launched in June 2009.
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Celebrating the conclusion of the Project 'Improving Opportunities for Deafblind People’ in Peru
4 April 2018
Big Lottery funded project, focusing on improving the health and wellbeing of children with deafblindness and multiple disabilities.
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Sense International beneficiaries in Peru awarded scholarship to develop vocational skills
14 April 2015
The Peruvian government has awarded two deafblind people training scholarships to develop their skills in massage.
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DJ treks Machu Picchu for Sense International Peru
3 December 2014
DJ and radio presenter Yvette Chivers (MissChivers) trekked Machu Picchu in Peru to raise money for children and adults who are both deaf and blind.
First published: Tuesday 18 June 2013
Last updated: Friday 6 December 2019
