Sri Lankan Teacher Ravina Combats Violence Against Children
Young teacher Ravina is one of 26 educators trained in developing a lesson plan around educating and protecting preschool children against violence in Sri Lanka.
Taarana School’s Shining Star Yu Yann’s Transformation
Tey Yu Yann was a withdrawn and uncommunicative little girl living in her own world - until she was enrolled at Taarana School. The school for children with special education needs was established in 2011 by RYTHM Foundation, the social...
From Silence to Supported: The Journey of a Sri Lankan Entrepreneur with Hearing Impairment
Persons with disabilities like those with hearing loss have been consistently marginalised in Sri Lanka and often denied opportunities to participate effectively in public. This denial stems from the idyllic view of the rest of the population. (UNDP Sri Lanka)....
Joel Joshua: A Story of Fantastic Progress and Hope for the Differently-abled
Joel Joshua Augustian lacked confidence and faced learning and attentional challenges – until he was enrolled at Taarana School, a learning centre for the differently-abled.
For Tanzanian Farmer Magdalena Mwamtende, Wells Hold Much More Than Water
Magdalena “Maggie” Mwamtende is one of the millions of rural Tanzanians who understand the hardships of not having access to clean water. However, thanks to RYTHM Foundation and Water for Africa (WFA), they have easier access to clean water.
Shoemaker with Hearing Disability is Grateful on the Heels of Receiving Cobbling Gear
Most Ghanaian PWDs can only make ends meet by resorting to begging on the streets. However, one picture of reassurance is Kofi Kyei, a humble shoemaker living with hearing loss.
Amara Wichitong is Riding the Waves of Life – and Winning at It
How is riding life’s waves like navigating the ocean on a windsurf? To Amara Wichitong (above), they require ceaseless efforts to find balance. In windsurfing and life, you will almost certainly fall off the board, get catapulted, and then slammed...
For Undocumented Siblings, Education is No Longer a Distant Dream
Six undocumented siblings in Malaysia finally have a shot at getting a proper education through a textbook lending scheme by RYTHM Foundation and Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas Malaysia (DHRRA).
Laibie Braves the Food Business with Community Adoption Programme in Sabah
Through the support of a collaborative project between RYTHM Foundation and Good Shepherd Services (GSS), Laibie Anting is seeing her dream of expanding her food venture come true through RYTHM's Community Adoption Programme (CAP) in Sabah.
How Our Community Adoption Programme is Helping Noah Progress in School
RYTHM Foundation has partnered with Good Shepherd Services (GSS) to support after-school tuition classes for 10- to 12-year-olds in Kiulu, Sabah, through the Foundation's Community Adoption Programme (CAP).
Gift of Life Helps Jeremiah Nixon Experience a New World of Hearing
For all his young life, Jeremiah Nixon had to contend with challenges no child should ever experience. He was born prematurely at seven months, spent the first three months of his life in the hospital, and would only start walking...
Changing Lives with Clean Water
As a young girl, Magdalena Mwamtende would brave the elements and risk the dangers of the wilderness to trek the distance to the nearest water source and collect water for her family’s daily usage. It was on one of these...
