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Latest news

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
Sense International welcomes British MPs visit to one of our Uganda programmes

30 August 2016

Four British MPs recently visited a Sense International programme in Uganda as part of a delegation organised by RESULTS UK, an organisation...
UN member states agreement on the sustainable development goals

5 August 2015

We are particularly pleased to see a commitment to ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all, particularly as we know worldwide...
Chief Executive of Sense and Sense International awarded the Anne Sullivan Macy Medal

1 June 2015

The 16th World Conference of Deafblind International is under way in Bucharest. The Deafblind International awards were presented on Thursday 28...
Message of support for Ankur Foundation for Inclusive Education in Nepal

29 April 2015

Following the tragic earthquake in Nepal on Saturday, Sense International today sent a message of support to the Ankur Foundation for Inclusive...
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.
- Vocational training
- Peru
New book produced by Sense International (India)

11 December 2014

A new book called 'senses lost and found - stories of hope' has just been published
- Disability
- India
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.
- Peru
- Fundraising
SI Uganda introduces the first community-based education curriculum

20 October 2014

The curriculum will provide a framework that will support deafblind children to learn in a home setting.
An update on our work in Kenya - the Wezesha project

22 September 2014

This time last year saw the first deafblind curriculum being rolled out in Kenya. A year on, this has had a huge impact on the quality of education...