Benjamin grew up in Kwamashu, one of the biggest townships in Durban. He is the last born of 4 siblings. He was raised by both his parents but sadly lost his father while he was still in primary school. His mother and older siblings continued to sup ...
Miss M a 48-year-old single mother of four. She is visually impaired due to glaucoma. She never attended school due to her disability. She came to the KZN Blind & Deaf Society desperate to enrol her twins who are also visually impaired and ...
Carrina completed matric in 2011, she then furthered her studies in Civil Engineering. She completed her Civil Engineering studies with a Diploma in 2014. Carrina continued with her in service with Group Five Construction and moved to complete her i ...
18-year-old Bheki was writing his final matric exams when he lost his eyesight due to congenital hydrocephalus (a condition he was born with). As a result, he didn’t pass matric which was devastating for him. He had worked hard in school and had dr ...
Brenda was born Deaf at home in Clermont. Her parents, who were not legally married, did not take responsibility to apply for her birth certificate with the Department of Home Affairs. Brenda never attended any clinic either, so she did not ha ...
The O & M Assistant trained one of her clients and the family members were so excited to see how independent their mother had become that they told her about their neighbour Mr Joe who is blind. The O&M Assistant visited him and found that M ...
Talk by Our Guest of Honour Megan Holmes, Ms. Deaf International 2022 at KZNBDS Mother’s Day Breakfast I’m honoured to be speaking to you. I hope that you feel excited as I am to be part of this special moment. My name is Megan. I’m Ms. Deaf Inte ...
Pela was born in Ulundi and had a happy childhood with his parents and 3 siblings. He was raised to be a disciplined young man who’s also a hard worker. After completing his studies, he later moved to Durban for employment. He worked at a large ship ...
A local company (based in Pietermaritzburg) and KZN Blind and Deaf Society PRC entered into discussions for contract work. It was envisaged that the beneficiaries of the protective employment workshop clients would be responsible to placing th ...
