inABLE Celebrates 2011 Achievements

As we start this New Year, we are full of confidence and gratefulness for all of the accomplishments we attained - together - in 2011. Because there are so many individual actions and contributions that power inABLE, we want to countdown some of the amazing achievements over the last year.

A Dream Come True - Years of planning, praying, and outreach finally paid off. Bidco Ltd’s shipping container gift united students and the Kairi community in one central Our Reading Spaces Program library.

Kenya National Library Recognizes ORS Kairi Library - Impressed with the new library and large book inventory to be catalogued, the visiting (KNLS) Head Librarian offered to send two of her KNLS staff members to assist Librarian Naomi in the process.

Internet Helps Blind Students Become Good Writers- Given time and access our blind or visually impaired students can fully utilize the vast educational tools available on the internet, just like their sighted peers.

Blind Students Excel - All of the Class 7 students - who happen to be totally blind - were exceptionally good in Excel data tabulation.

Teaching the Teachers -inABLE helped Thika High School for the Blind teachers acquire new computer skills.

Library of Congress Kenya Shares Computer Donation - Students welcome computer donation and recognition delivered by Library of Congress Field Director Pamela Howard Reguindin.

First Class of Computer Savvy inABLE Students Graduate - inABLE extends our sincere gratitude and utmost respect to our first class of graduates. We are immensely proud of all of you (Mwololo, Brown, Kiongo, Ndinda, Michere) and hold you all dearly in our hearts.