Mrs Fatou Bayo, member of The Gambia Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (GADHoH) was the first beneficiary of the baby monitoring device, presented to her by Eddev, a UK based charitable organisation at a ceremony held at the GADHoH office, Banjul.

The device is in two components each about the size of a radio transmitter. One component is placed about one meter from the baby and the other is strapped on to the mother or whoever is taking charge of the baby, as far as 300 meters from her baby.

The components also have a secure link and privacy features which prevents unwanted sound from filtering or other people from listening in.

According to Dodou Loum, Executive Director, GADHoH said, technology is crawling to the aid of deaf and hard of hearing people. Various devices on the market of Western countries help deaf people to protect themselves and facilitate their communication and interaction in the predominantly devices functions by producing light, pictures, text, or vibration which deaf people can feel or see.

Mrs Fatou Bayo, the elated beneficiary expressed delight and sincere appreciation to the Eddev charitable organisation for presenting her with the baby device, noting that a woman’s hearing loss should not violate her right to motherhood.