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'Over 500 visually impaired learners in Lango end in P7'

The children, according to Omara, abandon their studies due to lack of a secondary school where they can continue with their studies since the nearest blind school is in Tororo district which many parents cannot afford.

Belinda Maclean, the chairperson of Imara-Uganda Education Fund gifting children at Ngetta Girls Primary School with learning materials. (Credit: Joseph Ekol)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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LIRA - Approximately 500 learners with visual impairment in the Lango region abandon learning after Primary Seven every year, New Vision Online has heard.

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Visually impaired learners
Tom Ronald Omara
Lira Catholic Diocese