Nigeria
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Updates from the Field - Providing Sign Language to 3000 Nigerian Pupils
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Recent Updates from the Field
Club Members turn to trainners
By Chief Aku Christy Orduh - Executive Director, September 25, 2009 04:26 PM
The Club Members in Lagos have started to train the other school mates in the classes as a way of spreading the knowledge acquired in Sign Language.Other schools have applied to Friends of the Disabled to extend the Club to their schools. We have prepared to do so as the schools resume for 2009/2010 academic session.Our Constrint is finaces to hire more hands to extend the services.Global Fund for Children has done well to start us off.
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.
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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Progress so far
By Chief Aku Christy Orduh - Founder/Executive Director, June 29, 2009 12:51 PM
We have been able to form Sign Language Clubs i two Private schools in Lagos with a total of one hundred and forty children and youths. We need toget into one more school
school to make up our target of two hundred Club members who can be trainers in our second phase in these schools.
In Abuja we have completed two hundred club members . Both in Lagos and in ABUJA;the pupils and students are making remarkable progress in understanding and signing correctly the language. In Lagos some can correctly sign the National Anthem.
Some of the comments of the students are enclosed.Pictures from Abuja are here too. Some of our advocacy materials are uploaded. We thank Globalgiving and thir supporters for making the dream of integration of the hearing nd speeh impaired a reality.
We have a challange of geting Instrucotrs for all the Clubs we intend to float because sign language is not a widely known and common language and their prices are higher than we expect.
We are very hopefll that our initiatve is receiving a momentum even from the Government and Political quarters.
school to make up our target of two hundred Club members who can be trainers in our second phase in these schools.
In Abuja we have completed two hundred club members . Both in Lagos and in ABUJA;the pupils and students are making remarkable progress in understanding and signing correctly the language. In Lagos some can correctly sign the National Anthem.
Some of the comments of the students are enclosed.Pictures from Abuja are here too. Some of our advocacy materials are uploaded. We thank Globalgiving and thir supporters for making the dream of integration of the hearing nd speeh impaired a reality.
We have a challange of geting Instrucotrs for all the Clubs we intend to float because sign language is not a widely known and common language and their prices are higher than we expect.
We are very hopefll that our initiatve is receiving a momentum even from the Government and Political quarters.
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Sign Language takes off
By Aku Christy Orduh - Executive Director, March 30, 2009 11:32 AM
Sign Language Clubs have taken off in Lagos and ABuja; the Commercial and Administrative capitals of Nigeria respectively
There is loudable response by children . Every child wants to learn for it is exciting and enticing to get and give information with the hands.
Right now there is high demand but we have little resources to satisfy the needs of many.For now we have limited the Club members to fifty out of a population of a thousand and above in a school.
We need more alphabeths, basic sign language text books, ID cards for members, allowances for Instructors and the wellbeing of the Club members.
The Instructors are hearing or speech impaired who are experts in the language. This adds to the number of disabled staff economically sustained by our Organisation in the programme.
In Senegal, March 2009, I participated in the Knowledge Exchange Workshop, Courtesy, Global Fund For Childern, where I met children and teachers that will start the Club in Senegal.It was also an opportunity to highlight to the West African participants, the need for it in the present generation.Networking is on now between Friends of the Disabled and the senegalese parcipant who have taken to float the language.
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Pictures of the Senegal events will soon be on.
There is loudable response by children . Every child wants to learn for it is exciting and enticing to get and give information with the hands.
Right now there is high demand but we have little resources to satisfy the needs of many.For now we have limited the Club members to fifty out of a population of a thousand and above in a school.
We need more alphabeths, basic sign language text books, ID cards for members, allowances for Instructors and the wellbeing of the Club members.
The Instructors are hearing or speech impaired who are experts in the language. This adds to the number of disabled staff economically sustained by our Organisation in the programme.
In Senegal, March 2009, I participated in the Knowledge Exchange Workshop, Courtesy, Global Fund For Childern, where I met children and teachers that will start the Club in Senegal.It was also an opportunity to highlight to the West African participants, the need for it in the present generation.Networking is on now between Friends of the Disabled and the senegalese parcipant who have taken to float the language.
Help us to positively change the world.
Pictures of the Senegal events will soon be on.
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Providing Sign Language to 3,000 pupils in Nigeria;our preparation and take off.
By Aku Christy Orduh - Eecutive Director, November 20, 2008 11:22 AM
The purpose of this project is to eradicate hearing and speech impairment in this and the coming generations through the knowledge of sign language by those who do not have hearing and speech impairment.The project will provide for effective and efficient inclusion of people with hearing problems into the main stream of the society.
Learning of language is easy and exciting especially among children.
Once learnt, they will carry it for life.Our efforts to get the attention and support of the Federal Government is receiving positive attention.
We await a SUMMIT from the Federal Government in which all stake holders in disability issues will be addressed and a formal lunch be made on Inclusive Education and Inclusive Approaches for people with disabilities.We have confirmed that the schools still operate Clubs in areas of interst and need.Our Coordinators are on the ground for take off. Lagos And Imo States respectively are our start Areas.Some Childern who have heard of this project are excited and happy.Our Sign Language Alphabets are ready.WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE OUR JOY OF RECEIVING A GRANT OF $6,000 USD from GLOBAL FUND fOR CHILDREN (GFC) for the Sign Language Clubs and Additional $1,000 USD for the Wel-Being of the children in the Clubs. More information on the way.
Learning of language is easy and exciting especially among children.
Once learnt, they will carry it for life.Our efforts to get the attention and support of the Federal Government is receiving positive attention.
We await a SUMMIT from the Federal Government in which all stake holders in disability issues will be addressed and a formal lunch be made on Inclusive Education and Inclusive Approaches for people with disabilities.We have confirmed that the schools still operate Clubs in areas of interst and need.Our Coordinators are on the ground for take off. Lagos And Imo States respectively are our start Areas.Some Childern who have heard of this project are excited and happy.Our Sign Language Alphabets are ready.WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE OUR JOY OF RECEIVING A GRANT OF $6,000 USD from GLOBAL FUND fOR CHILDREN (GFC) for the Sign Language Clubs and Additional $1,000 USD for the Wel-Being of the children in the Clubs. More information on the way.
