Rwanda National Police

Ten medical staff attached to Isange One Stop Centre completed training in sign language to capacitate them on how to communicate with victims of gender violence, who have a hearing and speaking impairment.
 
The twelve-day course facilitated by Centre de Jeunes des Sourd-Muets (CJSM), which ended on Tuesday, also seeks to enhance the centre’s services.
 
“Among the people that seek services at Isange are the speaking and hearing impaired person and it required the staff to also get techniques on how to communicate with them,” Dr Laurent Munyankindi, a geologist at Kigali Police Hospital, said.
 
He challenged the trainees to use the acquired skills to improve the centre’s services.

Inspector of Police (IP) Charles Rwego, one of the participants, said: “Now I can communicate with persons with hearing and speaking impairment and I can even interpret for them.”