Kenya’s KSL-Tactile Commentary Team Trains African Deafblind Interpreters

by KenyaPolls

Kenya’s pioneering KSL-Tactile Commentary Team (News #332) hosted the first *Africa Deafblind Sport Interpretation Summit* in Nairobi on December 14, 2025—training 40 interpreters from 12 countries in hand-over-hand signing for football, athletics, and goalball. Inclusion isn’t local—it’s continental, said Grace Akinyi. The World Blind Union certified the curriculum; graduates received kits and stipends. A pan-African network, *Hands of Sport Africa*, launched with secretariat in Nairobi. FIFA pledged USD 500,000 for expansion.

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