Providing Sign Language to 3000 Nigerian Pupils
Summary
This project provides 3000 pupils sign language skills which they will, over time transfer to other youths in
Nigeria for the inclusion of hearing and speech impaired people. We will do this through
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
We are addressing isolation, total exclusion and infringement of people’s Human Rights of those who cannot hear and speak. Unlike those with visual and limb impairments, respectively, they can hardly work in offices because nobody understands them and they cannot interact with the public. We want to eradicate Sign Language Illiteracy in the six geopolitical Zones of Nigeria in order to include the hearing impaired who are totally excluded.
Activities
Sign Language Clubs targeting 500 pupils in each of six geopolitical zones will be made. Experts from churches will be hired to teach. We will provide sign language materials and books. Each student will them become a trainer to other Clubs.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $320
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $29,680
Total Funding Goal: $30,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Hearing impairment will no longer be a handicap as a generation will all be sign language literates. Those with it become useful members of the society no longer isolated/ excluded. For now they lack communication, a vital weapon for survival.
Project Message
About four million of our kits and kins in Nigeria cannot communicate with us, we must reach them by learning sign Language.
- Chief Boniface A.J. Orduh, Project staff
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Chief Aku Christy Orduh
Executive Director
Block 85, Flat 1, Phase 4
Adeniji Adele Road
Lagos Island, Isale Eko,Lagos Island. 101001
Nigeria
234 (01 ) 8023269577
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Friends of the Disabled
Oja- Oba, Isale Eko Off Adeniji Adele Road
Lagos Island,
Lagos State
101001
Nigeria
234 01 08023269577
http://www.fotd.8m.net
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Nigeria
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Nigeria, read the Human Development Report on Nigeria or the Wikipedia entry for Nigeria.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 6, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
Club Members turn to trainners
By Chief Aku Christy Orduh - Executive Director, September 25, 2009 04:26 PM
Most parents are eager to see their chilren register and learn the signing. The acknowledge that it is a new thing in the society and would want their children to be part of change making event.
The recording of the progress and stage in Abuja is in October 2009.Some new photos are uploaded to show the visit of the Researchers from Washington DC trying to communicate with our Vocational TRAINING STUDENTS WHO HAVE HEARING AND SPEECH IMPAIREMENT.
We are preparing those trained to perform on the day MTMF will Commission their Skill acqisition Project in our Centre as a way of calling the Government attention to ,"SignLanguage for all Childern" We hope to go beyond Nigeria in promoting Sign Language.
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