At just nine years old, Khadija Gbla endured a traumatic experience that would shape her future advocacy work. Held down by her primary caregiver—her mother—Gbla underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) at the hands of someone her mother had paid. This violent act left deep psychological scars, leading Gbla to develop amnesia as her brain shielded her from the trauma. […]
Globally, approximately 430 million individuals are impacted by hearing loss, with projections indicating this number will rise to over 700 million by the year 2050, as reported by the World Health Organization. Up until 2019, there was a notable lack of successful interventions or surgical methods available for those who were deaf or experiencing hearing loss. Nevertheless, a revolutionary […]
Bernice Oyeleke, born in 1989, is a passionate educational leader, NGO founder and author, promoting deaf education in Nigeria. Becoming deaf as a SS1 teenager brought challenges to a young Bernice, having to face the uphill task of communicating with her peers, family and society at large. For someone of such a reserved nature, she was a person of […]
Yetnebersh Nigussie may be blind to everyine around her but make no miistake about her clear vision when it comes to her passion for the disable and human civil rights. Thus Ethiopian lawyer is geared up and ready to continue firing all cylinders for inclusion for the disabled and changing the mindset of the world towards them. Her loss […]
