TELEVISHENI KUTOKUA NA WAKALIMANI WA LUGHA ZA ALAMA NI UVUNJAJI WA SHERIA: DOLASED

Mkurugenzi  Mtendaji  wa Taasisi ya isiyo ya kiserikali inayoshughulikia masuala ya haki  za kisheria ,maendeleo ya jamii na kiuchumi(DOLASED), Gidion Mandesi(kulia) akifafanua Sheria  ya Watu Wenye Ulemavu namba 55(1) ya mwaka 2010 na mtazamo wake juu vyombo vya habari hususani televisheni vinavyotakiwa kuweka wakalimani kwa ajili ya taarifa ya habari na matukio mengine ya kitaifa ili viziwi waweze kupata taarifa, kulia   ni mwandishi wa habari wa gazeti la majira , David John.

Picha kwa hisani ya Social Work Club.

 

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TUMEKUELEWA SANA RAPPER STAMINA KWA UJIO WA "KABWELA FOUNDATION"

Usije kushangaa pale ambapo utamuona Rapper Stamina mtaani kwako akifanya shughuli za kijamii, kwasababu hivi sasa ameamua kuanzisha taasisi yake binafsi (NGO) aliyoipa jina la Kabwela Foundation.

"Ni Foundation ambayo nimeianzisha yaani ni kampuni kabisa ambayo tayari nimeshaisajili, na itakuwa inajihusisha zaidi na maswala ya kijamii, hasahasa kuwatembelea walemavu, maana kumekuwa na taaisisi nyingi ambazo zimekuwa zikiwaangalia sana watoto yatima, sasa mimi nitakuwa nikiwaangalia zaidi walemavu, sio yatima, kuna walemavu wana wazazi wao lakini hawajiwezi" alisema Stamina.

Aliongeza kwa kusema mpaka sasa tayari ameshapata atakaokuwa akishirikiana nao ambao ni wasanii wenzake, Young killer, G Warawara, Joe makini pamoja na Godzilla, ambapo atakuwa akitembelea kituo kimoja katika mkoa mmoja kila mwisho wa mwezi, na baada ya miezi 12 atakuwa ametembelea mikoa 12.

Umeeleweka sana!!! Jamii ya watu wenye ulemavu inakupongeza na kukuunga mkono katika juhudi zako.

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LEARNING TO SEE WITH YOUR EARS By: TIM JOHNSON

Echolocation Poised to Change Blind Mobility

FREEPORT, ME, USA -- The phenomenon of human echolocation, which enhances perceptual mobility within the blind community, has recently had many breakthroughs in the scientific community. Author Tim Johnson explores this skill in his book The Beginner’s Guide to Echolocation for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a simplistic guide to demonstrating echolocating through a scientific journey of actionable lessons that refine a person’s natural capability of the skill.

Echolocation is a fundamentally simple skill that many blind people use daily to navigate and understand their environment. This skill is sometimes misunderstood, but Johnson demystifies echolocation in a way that anyone can understand with simple exercises, examples and lessons to begin a successful practice of active echolocation.

The ability to echolocate is something that we all possess, even the sighted. By identifying the shape of objects through sound, the blind community has been able to take on tasks such as riding bikes and other sports, encouraging more independence overall.

“The exercises and lessons provided in this book serve as a foundation for learning echolocation,” author, Tim Johnson, said. “However, The Beginner’s Guide to Echolocating also provides resources to continue you echolocation education for a lifetime. The research on the topic is long overdue, but I am excited to see where it can go now that the scientific community has taken interest.”

This book outlines echolocation in six segments that help clarify what it means to echolocate, realize the benefits of using echolocation and how easy it is to learn, as well as put echolocation into practice with easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons. For more information, visit: www.HumanEcholocation.com.

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ATTITUDE CHANGE: CANADA SUPPORTS RADIO PROJECT TO TRANSFORM ATTITUDES TOWARD ALBINISM IN TANZANIA

Canada's High Commissioner to Tanzania, Alexandre Lévêque, hands over a symbolic cheque to Vicky Ntetema, Executive Director of Under The Same Sun's Tanzania Chapter, in Dar Es Salaam to show Canada's support for the radio project.
Photo: Harriett Emmanuel

Tanzania has one of the highest prevalence rates of albinism in the world. Some scientific estimates suggest as many as one in 2,000 Tanzanians have albinism, a genetic condition in which no melanin is produced in the skin, hair and eyes. This is compared to one in 20,000 in North America and Europe. Although actual census data does not exist, this means that as many as 20,000-25,000 Tanzanians could have albinism.

People with albinism in Tanzania face discrimination and social exclusion and they are the target of horrific violence. According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 72 murders of people with albinism have been documented in Tanzania since 2000, with hundreds of others suffering horrendous amputations and serious injuries. In a two-week period in February 2013, a seven year old boy with albinism and his 97 year old grandfather, who was seeking to save his loved one, were murdered; three more, including a seven-month old baby, were mutilated.

This violence against people with albinism results from archaic and inhumane witchcraft beliefs, particularly prevalent in the northern part of Tanzania. Traditional healers and witchdoctors have perpetuated the myth that obtaining the body parts of people with albinism can bring good fortune, strong powers and enhanced wealth. This also means that graves of people with albinism have been vandalized and robbed.

Under the Same Sun (UTSS), a Canadian non-governmental organization dedicated to assisting people with albinism, opened a branch in Tanzania in 2010. Since then, UTSS has been playing a vital role in educating the Tanzanian public about albinism, its causes, and the challenges faced by people with albinism in Tanzania, with the long-term objective of preventing discrimination and violence and offering better education and livelihood opportunities.

UTSS and Canada share the belief that people with albinism can take their rightful place as equals in Tanzanian society, and are working hand in hand to transform attitudes vis-à-vis albinism so that lasting change can be achieved. With the support of CAD $20,000 from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, UTSS produced radio documentaries and radio dramas, using some of Tanzania’s most well-known actors, like King Majuto and Bi Chau. The broadcasts will be aired across the northern regions of Tanzania on community radio stations for the next six to twelve months.

Canada’s High Commissioner to Tanzania, Alexandre Lévêque, launched the broadcasts in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. He told the assembled press conference that “the Government of Canada remains deeply concerned about the plight of people with albinism in Tanzania. In October 2011, Canada’s Parliament adopted a unanimous motion condemning the murder and mutilation of Tanzanian adults and children with albinism for their body parts, and expressed the support of the citizens of Canada for People with Albinism.”

Canada’s Parliament also called upon the Tanzanian Government to prosecute actively and aggressively, and convict all perpetrators of these crimes. In light of the recent spate of attacks, effective prosecution becomes even more important as a deterrent to future atrocities.

The radio shows are intended to build knowledge amongst members of the public about albinism, strengthen ties between people with albinism and their communities, and encourage interaction and understanding.  The hope is that these radio broadcasts will contribute to ending once and for all violence and discrimination against people with albinism in Tanzania. The Canadian High Commission in Tanzania will continue to monitor this issue very closely and to support ongoing efforts by UTSS to transform attitudes toward albinism.

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