School for Deaf and Mute (Dushanbe)
The School for Deaf and Mute (Tajik: Мактаби кару гунгхо / Maktabi karu gungho) is a special art and social sciences school in Dushanbe for students with limited hearing and speaking ability. It was founded on January 17, 1975, when Tajikistan was a part of the Soviet Union. It is currently located on 44 Karaboyev Street, in Dushanbe. The school has 13 classrooms, a library, the director's office, offices for the director's assistants, and a computer lab. There are 15 teachers and a student body of 135. The school's current director is  Rafik S. H. Odinev. Lessons are four days per week for grades 1 through 9 and 2 days per week for grades 10–12. On the educational staff, there are a speech therapist, a sign-language interpreter and a methodologist. Since the year 2004, there have been computer classes sponsored by the US State Department and implemented by Relief International Schools Online, with 9 computers, a printer and Internet access. Ms. K. D. Giyoyeva works as the teacher in the Internet Center.