Tag Archives: blind

Visually Impaired Volunteers In International Development

BlogBy Children in Crossfire May 24, 2016

This week’s guest blogger is Laura McCauley. Laura took up a volunteering position with our partners in the Gambia, and in this blog she shares her volunteering experiences and challenges as a partially sighted woman. Visually Impaired Volunteers in International Development By Laura McCauley My first ever memory of Africa is that of TV ads…

Modou’s Story

BlogBy Children in Crossfire September 2, 2015

Modou is seven years old and has been blind from birth. He has been attending GOVI for almost four years. Modou lives in a compound with his family which is situated close to GOVI school. In his latest school report Modou got 95% in phonetics, his favorite subject. His teacher, Miriama, said: “Despite his disability,…