24 blind and visually impaired men and women attended basic Braille training.

The Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired (SHVPD) conducted 20 trainings within the initiative “Supporting the Blind and Visually Impaired for Leading an Independent Life” as a beneficiary of the 14th round of the Kosovo Women’s Fund of (KWF) in order to eradicate illiteracy and independence for the life of blind and visually impaired people.

From February to September, the SHVPD held trainings for the members of the association from Rahovec and villages such as Gexhe, Hoqa e Vogël, Bellacërkë and Zatriq. A total of 24 participants, 13 men and 11 women, were certified in Braille alphabet.

Xhylferije Bytyqi lead the training and spoke about the lack of education for this category of people in Kosovo and highlighted the importance of such initiatives.

“The blind, as a highly marginalized group in our society, are neglected in every sphere of life, especially when it comes to education.Knowing the difficulties that persist for the visiually impaired, such initiatives are more than necessary”, said Bytyqi.

SHVPD also held meetings with the Employment Center to discuss about easier access of blind and visually impaired people to employment, as well as with the Directorate of Education of the Municipality of Rahovec on the issue of education classification for blind students.

This meeting and this initiative is supported by the Kosovo Women’s Fund (KWF), funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and co-funded by UNWomen.

Read more about this initiative:
Braille Literacy Training For The Blind And Visually Impaired
ShVPD Returns with the Braille Literacy Training