Emmanual was only 11 years old, when his destiny changed and cerebrospinal meningitis left him deaf. Suddenly his life became a nightmare. His family often misunderstood him. His friends rejected him. And he was excluded from the educational system, due to a lack of specialized schools. At the age of 13 Emmanual met Arthur. This was a decisive turning point in Emmanuels live. Together, they developed an improvised communication technic, a language of their own, which enabled them to break through the barrier of silence. Whilst Emmanual’s educational path was still a series of ongoing struggles against prejudice and administrative barriers, he persisted and he became one of the first deaf people to obtain a high school diploma in Benin. He even went on to completing a bachelor's degree in psychology and education sciences from the University of Abomey-Calavi. The bond between Emmanual and Arthur became the seed for a shared dream: to use school as a battleground to fight the injustices suffered by people with disabilities. In 2019 they founded Prunelle de Dieu, an NGO dedicated to giving a voice to those who are not heard and dignity to those who are invisible in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through the project “Allô Sourd: Breaking the Silence”, Prunelle de Dieu aims to support 100 deaf children with a holistic approach combining: · Access to education (school fees, kits, follow-up) · Access to health services · Sign language training for families and communities · Digital skills development for deaf youth · Economic empowerment of families This is not just a project. It is a pathway from exclusion to inclusion.