Penn Blind School : A  blind pupil's excellent testimony 

I hoped that I was unable to go to school like my little brothers. I hoped that I could not be like others.  I want to study at university and become a doctor in languages, said Bertin during the interview. 

On the December 3 of every year, people from all over the world celebrates the ‘International Day of Disabled Persons’ with different activities, including forums, public discussions, information campaigns and sport events to focus on disability issues and raise awareness. On this  opportunity,  Uwiragiye Syvie paid a visit to the Penn Blind School. She was so excited to see how learners are becoming more mature in different domains. She congratulated them. One of these learners is Nishimwe Bertin from Kabarore commune in Kayanza province , a pupil who had been also appreciated by the  Ambassador of the United State in Burundi for  mastering well the English language even though he is blind.

Nishimwe Bertin is a learner in 7 form of fundamental school. He is blind since primary school and has studied English. Speaking fluently English, he said he got an announcement and went to school. Now I am so happy. Here we don’t pay money, we study very well, we get everything for zero. I don’t know how I can say to describe this mother, said grandiloquently the blind learner. The Penn Blind School has 107 learners whose 12 can see clearly and 95 are visually either impaired or blind. 

Responding to the journalists' questions, he mentioned that he likes to sing song and told to his '' good mother'' to give him funds and he is waiting for the feed back from his ''good mother'' and he was excepting to get a answer. I am convinced she will give those funds because she already did many things for me and for my colleagues, he added bombastically.

Talking about Uwiragiye Foundation's Founder, he said he was  unable to describe well that '' mother'' who tried to do her best in order to achieve her target.The later is that every child with visual impairment in Burundi fully enjoys all the rights on the same basis as other children.

The annual observance of this day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well being of persons with a disability. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with a disability in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.