At least 25 deaf youth have been enrolled in the National Hygiene Programme Kazi Mtaani in Kakamega County.
The youth lauded the National Government for the programme, which has enabled them to earn a living and support their families.
Majority of the deaf are jobless and mostly hawk different items to make ends meet.
The Government is targeting at least 8,000 youth in the programme in Kakamega, for the next three months.
The youth are engaged in bush clearing and unclogging drainage systems in the county and any other work not done by the County government’s service men and women.
One of the Deaf youth, Flavian Oluta, said the programme has relieved them as they have been looking for jobs without success.
George Barasa, who is also deaf, said some of them moved to different parts of the country to look for jobs.
A Sign Language Interpreter, who has been assigned to supervise the deaf in the programme, Mary Baraga, said they have ensured the deaf enrolled in the programme are able to communicate well.
Nelly Chempkemoi, who is a sign Language Tutor for Kakamega Deaf Association, said the Association is training members of the public to bridge the barrier of communicating with the deaf.
Chepkemoi, who is also a Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Champion, called for incorporation of visual aspects in delivering of information of sexual and reproductive health to the deaf community.