A photo of Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi and Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane, take part in a visual exercise during a week-long training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.

Two Somali disability rights activists embark on specialised training in braille production in Kampala

Kampala – For a person with a disability in Somalia, going about daily life is no walk in the park.

Two young Somali men can attest to that – Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane and Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi. The pair are two of some 360,000 Somalis estimated to have some form of vision impairment.

Given their own experiences and those of the 2.5 million Somalis believed to be living with a disability, Mr. Kulane and Mr. Abdullahi have been determined to speak up and take action. The two men share a long-term commitment to raise awareness in Somalia about the rights of persons with disabilities. 

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Kyebagadha Binsali, the Head of KyU Hi-Techn Center, and UDHAN team members pose for a group photo at the main gate of KyU in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane and Abdulkadir Mohamed Abudllahi operate the UDHAN braille machine at their office in Mogadishu after completing a week-long of intensive training on braille machines in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi and Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane, take part in a visual exercise during a week-long training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Kyebagadha Binsali, the Head of KyU Hi-Techn Center, guides UDHAN team members to the visual training center in the Faculty of Special Needs, where they will begin their training on braille production and digital inclusion.
A photo of participants during a training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahir examines one of the braille machines during a training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane (left), Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi (middle), and Hamdi Hussein Osman (right), prepare to departure from Adan Adde airport on their way to kampala to participate in a week-long training on braille production and digital inclusion.
A photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane (left), Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi (right, and Hamdi Hussein Osman (middle), pose for a group photo in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane and Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi interacts with a visually impaired student at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of a delegation from Somali Joint Fund and representatives from the federal government of Somalia and Southwest State receive a briefing from the caretaker of Saameynta Pilot Irrigation Project in Barwaqo settlement in Baidoa
Photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane speaks during a meeting with visually impaired students from KyU in Kampala, Uganda.
Photo of a beneficiary ploughs his farm at Saameynta Pilot Irrigation Project Barwaqo settlement in Baidoa, Southwest State of Somalia, on 28th October 2024.
A photo of the members of UDHAN goalball team during a friendly match organized by the KyU Faculty of Special Needs as part of a week-long training in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of participants attend a training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of UDHAN team members in Kampala
A photo of beneficiaries of Saameynta Pilot irrigation Project plough their farms at Barwaqo settlement in Baidoa, Southwest State of Somalia, on 28th October 2024.
A photo of UN Special Representative James Swan with Somali ministers cutting a cake at the official launch of UNTMIS
A photo of UN Special Represenative James Swan delivering his remarks at the official launch of UNTMIS
Photo of Security Council in session
Photo of the UDHAN team interacts with representatives from a local civil society group.
Photo of Mr. Kulane tries on a pair of low-vision glasses for the first time.
A photo of the Somali side dons its uniforms before the start of the match
Photo of a water infrastructure at the Saameynta Pilot Irrigation project in Barwaqo settlement in Baidoa
A photo of the UDHAN team strolling along a street in Kampala.
A photo of the UDHAN team boarding its flight to Mogadishu
A photo of members of UDHAN team in a car arrive at Kampala to participate in a week-long training on braille production and digital inclusion.
A photo of Mr. Abdullahi and Ms. Osman speaking with a flight attendant.
Kyebagadha Binsali, the Head of KyU Hi-Techn Center, and UDHAN team members pose for a group photo at the main gate of KyU in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane and Abdulkadir Mohamed Abudllahi operate the UDHAN braille machine at their office in Mogadishu after completing a week-long of intensive training on braille machines in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi and Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane, take part in a visual exercise during a week-long training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Kyebagadha Binsali, the Head of KyU Hi-Techn Center, guides UDHAN team members to the visual training center in the Faculty of Special Needs, where they will begin their training on braille production and digital inclusion.
A photo of participants during a training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahir examines one of the braille machines during a training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane (left), Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi (middle), and Hamdi Hussein Osman (right), prepare to departure from Adan Adde airport on their way to kampala to participate in a week-long training on braille production and digital inclusion.
A photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane (left), Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi (right, and Hamdi Hussein Osman (middle), pose for a group photo in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane and Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi interacts with a visually impaired student at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of a delegation from Somali Joint Fund and representatives from the federal government of Somalia and Southwest State receive a briefing from the caretaker of Saameynta Pilot Irrigation Project in Barwaqo settlement in Baidoa
Photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane speaks during a meeting with visually impaired students from KyU in Kampala, Uganda.
Photo of a beneficiary ploughs his farm at Saameynta Pilot Irrigation Project Barwaqo settlement in Baidoa, Southwest State of Somalia, on 28th October 2024.
A photo of the members of UDHAN goalball team during a friendly match organized by the KyU Faculty of Special Needs as part of a week-long training in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of participants attend a training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of UDHAN team members in Kampala
A photo of beneficiaries of Saameynta Pilot irrigation Project plough their farms at Barwaqo settlement in Baidoa, Southwest State of Somalia, on 28th October 2024.
A photo of UN Special Representative James Swan with Somali ministers cutting a cake at the official launch of UNTMIS
A photo of UN Special Represenative James Swan delivering his remarks at the official launch of UNTMIS
Photo of Security Council in session
Photo of the UDHAN team interacts with representatives from a local civil society group.
Photo of Mr. Kulane tries on a pair of low-vision glasses for the first time.
A photo of the Somali side dons its uniforms before the start of the match
Photo of a water infrastructure at the Saameynta Pilot Irrigation project in Barwaqo settlement in Baidoa
A photo of the UDHAN team strolling along a street in Kampala.
A photo of the UDHAN team boarding its flight to Mogadishu
A photo of members of UDHAN team in a car arrive at Kampala to participate in a week-long training on braille production and digital inclusion.
A photo of Mr. Abdullahi and Ms. Osman speaking with a flight attendant.
Kyebagadha Binsali, the Head of KyU Hi-Techn Center, and UDHAN team members pose for a group photo at the main gate of KyU in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane and Abdulkadir Mohamed Abudllahi operate the UDHAN braille machine at their office in Mogadishu after completing a week-long of intensive training on braille machines in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi and Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane, take part in a visual exercise during a week-long training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Kyebagadha Binsali, the Head of KyU Hi-Techn Center, guides UDHAN team members to the visual training center in the Faculty of Special Needs, where they will begin their training on braille production and digital inclusion.
A photo of participants during a training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahir examines one of the braille machines during a training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane (left), Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi (middle), and Hamdi Hussein Osman (right), prepare to departure from Adan Adde airport on their way to kampala to participate in a week-long training on braille production and digital inclusion.
A photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane (left), Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi (right, and Hamdi Hussein Osman (middle), pose for a group photo in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane and Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi interacts with a visually impaired student at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of a delegation from Somali Joint Fund and representatives from the federal government of Somalia and Southwest State receive a briefing from the caretaker of Saameynta Pilot Irrigation Project in Barwaqo settlement in Baidoa
Photo of Abdirahman Mohamud Kulane speaks during a meeting with visually impaired students from KyU in Kampala, Uganda.
Photo of a beneficiary ploughs his farm at Saameynta Pilot Irrigation Project Barwaqo settlement in Baidoa, Southwest State of Somalia, on 28th October 2024.
A photo of the members of UDHAN goalball team during a friendly match organized by the KyU Faculty of Special Needs as part of a week-long training in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of participants attend a training on braille production and digital inclusion at KyU Hi-Techn Center in Kampala, Uganda.
A photo of UDHAN team members in Kampala
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