PHOTO: Virtually impaired students pose for photo after the donation
By Augustine Octavius, augustineoctavius@gmail.com
The Bible Society of Liberia in collaboration with the United Bible Society has donated educational materials to two schools catering for visually impaired students in the country.
The two institutions that benefitted from the donation are the Liberia School for the Blind Mombo Town, Virginia and the Christian Association of the Blind National Resource Center on the Monrovia-Roberts-field highway.
Speaking the presentation ceremonies, the Program Manager of the Bible Society of Liberia, Jerry Wolo Forkay, said these educational assistance instruments are intended to assist the Liberia School of the Blind and the Christian Association of the Blind National Resource Center move independently, learn their education and talking bible for them to know the words of God.
Mr. Forkay pointed out that the Bible Society attaches seriousness to the education of virtually impaired people with the words of God and making their movement from one place to the other easier.
Receiving the items, the Principal of the Liberia School of the Blind, Jackson Suah, said the donation of the items was timely because most of the students lack the basic materials for education.
Mr. Suah encouraged the Bible Society of Liberia to continue supporting the institution because most of the virtually impaired students cannot afford to purchase the learning materials for students with virtually impairment.
For his part, the Program Manager at the Christian Association of the Blind, Jacob Joe thanked the Bible Society of Liberia for the donations.
Mr. Joe assured the Bible Society of Liberia that the donations will be used for the intended purpose because the institution has run out of teaching materials.
The materials presented to the two schools include white canes, audio bibles slates and styles among many others
The Program Manager of the Bible Society of Liberia accompanied on the donation by the society’s Church Relation Officer, Reverend Fayaih Tamba.