Latest appeals and funded projects
Why not help Sense International make a real difference to the lives of people with deafblindness by getting involved in our appeals or funded projects? Find out how...
Chance To Shine
With your help, Sense International is raising £425,000 during January to March 2020 to fund sight and hearing tests for children in rural Kenya and support those children identified with deafblindness. Find out more about the appeal.
Nepal earthquake appeal - Ankur Foundation
Following the tragic earthquake in Nepal on Saturday 25 April 2015, we sent a message of support to the Ankur Foundation for Inclusive Education. Find out more about the Foundation and how you can help.
The Equipment Fund
We estimate that 800 children will need some kind of aid each year, such as glasses or hearing aids, and together they will cost £35,000. Donate to our Equipment Fund to help us achieve our goal to help the children reach their full potential.
BBC Radio 4 appeal
An appeal by renowned stage actor Simon Russell Beale on behalf of Sense International went out on BBC Radio 4 on 27 and 31 October. The appeal raised over £11,000 for us!
Project Uhuru
Project Uhuru is a vital new project to build upon the education services Sense International has developed in Kenya - so that many more of the country's 17,000 children and adults with deafblindness can receive help.
Community-based education appeal
In 2014, with support from the Kenyan, Tanzanian and Ugandan governments, we will pilot a community-based education programme low-cost education for children with deafblindness.
Supporting a national rubella immunisation programme in Kenya
We are in discussion with the Kenyan Government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) about a programme to identify the impact of rubella in Kenya for the introduction of a vaccination programme. We are also exploring setting up support services for the rubella babies identified by the screening.
First published: Friday 23 August 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 1 January 2020