Community Based Organisation · Ruiru, Kenya

Supporting families.
Creating opportunities.

Rehema Ability works alongside families and caregivers raising children with disabilities — providing practical support, skills, and community so no family navigates this alone.

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More than a
language gap.

Many families raising deaf and hard-of-hearing children cannot fully communicate with their own children — not because there is no love, but because they do not share a language.

The result can leave children feeling isolated and parents feeling helpless. Fracturing families from the inside.

Rehema Ability exists to change that.

1 in 10
children in Kenya lives with some form of disability. Most families navigate this without structured support.
90%+
of deaf children are born to hearing parents — who often have no access to sign language training.
2026 Flagship Programme

Not just a language —
a lifeline.

Our Kenyan Sign Language training for parents and caregivers of deaf children transforms families. When a parent can speak their child's language, everything shifts.

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KSL Training Sessions

Practical, welcoming group sessions designed for parents and caregivers. Our sessions are more than language classes — they are a safe space where families find community, encouragement, and real support.

Parents leave confident and better equipped to support their child's independence. They are great fun too.

Practical skills Peer community Safe space

How we support families

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Skills Training

From sign language to life and vocational skills — practical tools for parents, caregivers, and young people. Independence is possible.

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Psychosocial Support

Professional support for mental wellbeing and emotional resilience. Caregivers need care too.

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Peer Community

Connection with families who truly understand — shared experiences and solidarity. No one should do this alone.

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Championing Inclusion

Shifting how disability is understood in families, schools, and communities. Every child deserves to belong.

Who We Are

Born from
decades of work.

Rehema Ability is a registered community-based organisation born from decades of working with children with disabilities and their families. We saw children with great potential. We saw parents doing their level best. Yet the same needs kept surfacing — often with nowhere to turn.

So we decided to do something about it.

Today, we bring together experience in deaf education, sign language interpretation, psychology, research, and school leadership to support families and create opportunities for children to thrive.

Deaf Education Sign Language Psychology Research
Our journey
2020 — Early Days Walking with families in Ruiru during vulnerable times
2026 — Officaly Founded Registered as a community-based organisation in Ruiru, Kenya
2026 — Flagship KSL Programme Kenyan Sign Language training for parents of deaf children launches
Coming — ASD Support Expanding our work to support families of children with autism spectrum disorder

We would love to
hear from you.

Whether you are a parent, caregiver, partner organisation, or supporter — reach out.

Or email us directly at hello@rehemaability.org