Tanzania: Visually Impaired People Need Community's Help

"WE do not wish for more people to go blind, but if that were to happen to anyone then we would gladly welcome them to join our league," joked Mr Greyson Lazaro, the National Chairman of Tanzania League for the Blind (TLB), during a brief graduation ceremony for graduands of assistive technology training for people with visual impairment.

Mr Lazaro's joke was by no means misplaced, for as a league, they have been receiving support from various institutions that has helped to redefine the lives of many people with visual impairment in the country. With support from various partners and stakeholders, he noted, people with visual disability no longer feel incapacitated.

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