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Unilever donates Sh2m to buy blind learners braille

By By CHARLES NGENO | 12yrs ago

By CHARLES NGENO

An initiative by Kilimanjaro Blind Trust (KBT) that seeks to ensure that every school-going visually impaired child gets a braille machine received a boost yesterday after Unilever donated over Sh2 million for the cause.

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