Jennifer Daulat-Araujo (known as Jenny) was born in Pasea Village, Tunapuna in 1957. She is the last of six children of Mr & Mrs Jagdeo Daulat (both deceased). Her parents were farmers who sold their produce in the Tunapuna Market on Sundays.
She was diagnosed with Glaucoma from birth. As a child, she attended Tunapuna Hindu Primary School and, afterwards, St. Charles Girls’ High School for three years. In 1972, she travelled to Winnipeg, Canada to seek treatment for her eye condition.
In Canada, she underwent several eye operations, which proved to be unsuccessful. With failing sight and a strong desire to obtain a Secondary School Education, she was exposed to rehabilitation training and acquired competencies in Braille, Typing, Daily Living Skills and Mobility and Orientation, at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).