The students at Orodo School for the Deaf and Mute buzzed with pride and excitement yesterday for a special visitor – their local hero Chief Akudee Duru. She toured classrooms and spoke with youth before launching a new skills acquisition program she sponsored for them.
As a tireless humanitarian, Chief Duru understands economic empowerment’s role in self-reliance for vulnerable groups. Many hearing-impaired young adults feel unsure of how to secure jobs or livelihoods after aging out of continued formal education. She addressed this by arranging vocational expertise from her community.
Skilled tradespeople began conducting multi-week intensive workshops catered specifically for the deaf and mute students. The training covered everything from barbing and hairstyling to carpentry, hospitality, tailoring, and technology-based entrepreneurship.
Students soaked up the hands-on lessons. Chief Duru even helped shave several boys’ heads herself as part of barbing instruction! Her involvement made youth feel seen and valued. By equipping them with practical employment abilities upon graduation, she helped expand their confidence and prospects.
The school principal warmly praised Chief Duru’s initiative, “Her generosity not only teaches job skills but also shows our youth with impairments their lives and contributions hold tremendous worth.”
She leads by example when empowering others to define self-worth on their terms with dignity and compassion. Her latest skills program has already opened new doors for Orodo’s deaf and mute young adults.
