A Young Deaf Motswana Opens A School For The Deaf

November 10, 2015

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The young Keipheditse was sponsored by the Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture to create an accredited tutoring center for sign language communication. He says his school targets people of all ages who are willing to learn sign language and he opened it to bridge the communication gap across the country.

30-year old Keipheditse says he also advocates for sign language to be introduced as a compulsory subject in the country’s education curriculum.The school that began its operation in March 2015 offers three levels of sign language certificate courses which empower and enhance one to be able to communicate effectively with deaf people.

He said that sign language should be made compulsory in Botswana, further saying the deaf often experience discriminations in different places such as schools and at work.

The school, known as Olebogeng’s Tutoring is situated in Bontleng mall in Gaborone. Good job Olebogeng.