Lower thirds:

00:02 Report by Nehal Johri
00:28 Elly Savatia | Signvrse Founder
00:48 Anthony Marugu | Signvrse Data Scientist
01:27 Charity Eshinali | Deaf Sign Language User

Script:

00:00
Charity Eshinali is helping build TERP-360...

a Kenyan app that utilizes two key technologies: motion capture and artificial intelligence. 

00:12
Charity's hands are first fixed with multiple sensors... 

that reliably document her hand movements in space. 

(pause)

Each sign is then copied by a 3D avatar - Eva.

00:27
 +++(SOUNDBITE) (English) SIGNVRSE FOUNDER, ELLY SAVATIA, SAYING:
 "Anything that is repetitive in nature, I think that is what we have zeroed down in and seen how do we automate and provide sign language interpretation now at scale."+++

00:38
((sequence: avatar Eva seen with text input visible under -- then she starts signing))

The app can also convert speech into text...

and turn that text into sign language. 

00:47
 +++(SOUNDBITE) (English) SIGNVRSE DATA SCIENTIST, ANTHONY MARUGU, SAYING:
 "We are going to try a sentence like 'yesterday I went to the market' and get sign language for it using this 3D avatar called Eva, then after it finishes signing I can download it into a video and I can share on social platforms."+++

01:10
Kenya's deaf community includes nearly three million people. 

And sign language is officially recognized by the Constitution.

Yet, many say their access to essential services is compromised - especially when they visit doctors. 

That's because NOT a lot of people can sign.  

01:26
+++(SOUNDBITE) (Sign language) DEAF SIGN LANGUAGE SIGNER, CHARITY ESHINALI, SAYING:
 "Some want to join to learn, but you must pay, which is expensive. Also, the sign language dictionary is expensive. It is better to use THIS technology, where signs are made easier."+++

01:41
The Kenyan app has been shortlisted for the 2025 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. 

But its founder has already set eyes on the next goal: making the system accessible to all dialects and languages around the world. 

01:58-END