Buea School for the Deaf

Students of BSD

Buea, Cameroon

Photographer: Brian Ceci

Overview

Investing in a child’s education is one of the smartest and most empowering investments you can make. Buea School for the Deaf gives children with hearing impairments a chance at a normal future.

Launched

June 2003

Project Type

Education

Introduction

Deaf children in Cameroon often lead a lonely and frustrating existence without resources to communicate. The extraordinary Buea School for the Deaf (BSD) is dedicated to providing their students with an education, and so much more. When children realize that they can learn to read and write, engaging with the world around them, they are set on the path to success.

The Obakki Foundation has partnered with the school for 15 years, watching it grow from a one-room shack to a thriving facility dedicated to helping deaf students build promising futures.

The cost of food, housing and education for one student is only $1,000 per year, but this is out of reach for the majority of families in Cameroon. Many parents can’t afford the fees, but BSD never turns a child away, leading the school to operate under a constant deficit.

These students are thriving socially and academically, routinely earning 100% on national exams. Boys and girls who could never have attended school without BSD study to become doctors, computer engineers and scientists.

Your donation will ensure that the school can continue to run and support the potential of hearing impaired children.

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IMPACT

15 years later...

We're watching Buea School for the Deaf thrive.

100% of students are writing their national exams.

Children are exposed to a new community of support.

Students are provided with a safe and secure home.

100% of students are writing their national exams.

Students are provided with a safe and secure home.

Children are exposed to a new community of support.

Where does my money go?

For any contribution you make, the full amount of your donation goes directly to our humanitarian work in Africa. So every dollar that is donated to our life-saving projects makes an impact, giving people the resources they need to thrive.