The World Health Organisation estimates that about 15.3% of the world's blind population resides in Africa where they often lack the resources and support needed to succeed in school and everyday life. A Nigerian start up called Vin-Sighte is using technology to assist the visually impaired with several products including "Smart" reading glasses that convert text to audio. Here's a report from Lagos.
World of Africa: From impaired, to visually abled
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