Kenyan Sign Language Poster

Frank Lester, whom I just met off the 'net, and whom served Deaf Kenya with the Peace Corps before their political upheaval back in '08 which shortened his service for that country, but did not shorten his service elsewhere such as Zambia helped develop an easy to learn Kenyan Sign Language poster that seem to be used widely in Kenya.

Enjoy...

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For the direct link to the PDF, go here.

Kenya's Fun Facts

• Kenya is slightly smaller than the state of Texas.
• Most of the people in Kenya are either very rich or very poor. Very few people fall in the middle category.
• Kenya only has only two seasons. One rainy season and one dry season.
• The dowry for marriage starts at 10 cows.
• Kenyans' are very well dressed people.
• Kenyans' drink lots of chai tea and not very much coffee.
• Driving the Kenyan way means fitting 19 people in a 9 passenger van.
• The life expectancy varies from 46 to 55 years of age.
• Kenya's national animals are lions, and...roosters.

Meeting Deaf Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

What would you consider a gold mine of information, when you are going to serve with the Peace Corps in Kenya?

When you get a rare opportunity to meet so many previous Peace Corps Volunteers all at once, to tap into them to learn of their experiences and receive advice straight from .

To sprinkle diamonds onto the gold mine, it is an even precious opportunity when they all are also Deaf AND served in Kenya as well.

I got to meet only five of them at the Kentucky Deaf Festival in Louisville yesterday but I missed a couple others who left right after the National Association for the Deaf (NAD) completed its convention two days day prior.

Erikson Young, me, Sarah Gordon, Cookie Roang

Sarah Hogue, Cookie Roang, Norma Moran, Shannon Kapp, Alyson,
Sarah Gordon, Erikson Young, (not shown - Allie Rice)

I am also searching for and collecting blogs or photography done by those Deaf RPCV Kenya.  For now, you can find Sarah Gordon's here.

Simple Kenya Sign Language

Came across this old youtube vid of Erikson Young demonstrating few Kenyan Sign Language...