Gorrety Akinyi
Deaf teen from Nairobi slum makes waves in community ballet program
Gorrety Akinyi, a 17-year-old from Nairobi, Kenya, is thriving in a community ballet program despite being specially abled. Akinyi lives in the Kibera slums and is deaf, but she has managed to learn the routines by closely imitating her teacher and fellow students. She said in sign language that she began taking classes with other…
