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Deaf Child Worldwide
Deaf Child Worldwide
15 Dufferin Street
London EC1Y 8UR
For all enquiries relating to fundraising and individual giving please contact:
Email: support@deafchildworldwide.org
Telephone: +44 (0) 845 231 1617
For all programme-related enquiries please contact:
Email: info@deafchildworldwide.org
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7549 0461
Fax: +44 (0)20 7251 5020
About Them (text derived straight from website)
Deaf Child Worldwide is the international development team at the National Deaf Children’s Society. They are dedicated to enabling deaf children and young people to overcome poverty, inequality and isolation. To achieve this, they support a diverse range of local partner organisations and community groups around the world who share our vision, mission and values.
The World Heath Organisation's latest estimate is that there are 32 million deaf children in the world. The majority of them (around 80%) live in developing countries. Countless millions more deaf children are excluded from official statistics.
There is a clear link between poverty and deafness. They work with some of the poorest communities in the world, where the need is greatest, in South Asia, East Africa and Latin America.
Their vision is a world without barriers for every deaf child.
Their mission is to remove the barriers to the achievement of deaf children throughout the world.
They believe that...
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Deaf children can do anything other children can do, given early diagnosis and the right support from the start.
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Deaf children should be involved in decisions which affect them at as early an age as possible.
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Families are the most important influence on deaf children and young people and need clear, balanced information to make informed choices.
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Effective language and communication skills lie at the heart of deaf children's and young people's social, emotional and intellectual development.
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Deaf children should be valued by society and have the same opportunities as any other child.
Where They Work (Text derived from original website)
Deaf Child Worldwide began working in India through their Small Grants Programme and now support regional programmes in:
India
West Bengal
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GBCD – Graham Bell Centre for the Deaf
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KWO – Khagenhat Welfare Organization
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MMRCD – Makhla Muktadhara Rehabilitation Centre for the Deaf
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AWWD – Association for Women With Disabilities
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SUK – Samaj Unnayan Kendra
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CINI ASHA – urban unit of Children in Need Institute
Karnataka
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APD – Association of People with Disability
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SAMUHA
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HKIES – Helen Keller Integrated Educational Society
Odisha (formerly known as Orissa)
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SNDAYP – Sri Nrusingha Dev Anchalika Yuba Parisada
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CARD – Citizens’ Association for Rural Development
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SADHANA – Society for Action in Disability and Health Awareness
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LIPICA - Lower Income People’s Involvement for Community Action
Bangladesh
"We have exciting plans to start working with new partners in Bangladesh in 2013."
South Asia
What They Do
(Text derived from original website)
Their mission is to remove the barriers to the achievement of deaf children throughout the world.
They will achieve this by:
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Empowering deaf children, young people and their families to determine what happens in their lives and shape the services they receive.
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Increasing awareness of the support deaf children and young people need to achieve and challenging social attitudes which prevent them from achieving.
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Influencing and challenging key decision makers to make deaf children and young people a political priority.
They support a diverse range of local organisations and community groups working with deaf children, young people and their families. They support our local partner organisations with technical advice on deafness, professional guidance, publications, training materials and resources, and funding for projects that enable deaf children to overcome poverty, inequality and isolation.
Vision and Values
(Text derived from original website)
Their vision is a world without barriers for every deaf child.
Their mission is to remove the barriers to the achievement of deaf children throughout the world.
Their values
Accountable
"We are accountable for everything we do, both to our partner organisations and to the deaf children and young people we are here to serve."
Change-focused
"Everything we do is targeted to bring us closer to our mission of a world without barriers for every deaf child. Whether challenging key decision makers or working collaboratively with other organisations, we will adopt whatever approach is required to achieve our mission."
Empowering
"We believe that with the right support deaf children can do anything other children can do. We empower deaf children, young people and their families to make informed choices and influence decisions affecting them. This approach is carried through into everything we do."
Inclusive
"We aim to support all deaf children and young people, but put particular focus on those who most need our support. This includes working with deaf children and their families facing inequality and isolation in some of the poorest communitiies in the world."
2010 - present
2010 - present
East Africa
They support a diverse range of local organisations and community groups who share their vision, mission and values, and work with deaf children and their families.
Kenya
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ANNPCAN – Africa Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect
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DEK – Deaf Empowerment Kenya
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Undugu Society
Uganda
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ANNPCAN Uganda – Africa Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect
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SignHealth Uganda
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UDEWO – United Deaf Women’s Organisation
Tanzania
"We have exciting plans to start working with new partners in Tanzania in 2013."
They support a diverse range of local organisations and community groups working with deaf children and their families in Latin America.
Bolivia
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Asociación Fe y Alegría
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Fundación Machaqa Amawt’a
Colombia
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Colegio Filadelfia para Sordos
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Fundación para el Niño Sordo ICAL
Ecuador
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Fundacion de Asistencia Social y Ayuda para personas Sordas DHEX
"In Quito, we are working with our partner DHEX to improve family life for deaf children in the city. We provide workshops and training to help families understand their child's deafness, the causes of childhood deafness, and how their child can develop language and communication. The project teaches sign language to parents and encourages families to support their children to lead independent lives. We are also working with schools in the city to improve education services for deaf children."
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Asociación Fe y Alegría
"In the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas region, we are working with our partner Fe y Alegria to improve the quality of education services for deaf children and young people. We provide sign language training and training on children's rights for the families of deaf children, teachers, administrative staff in schools and deaf children's classmates. The project is also training a group of teachers to qualify as sign language interpreters. Additional training supports deaf young people and parents to campaign for their rights and to increase the number of deaf children and young people accessing essential health and education services."
Peru
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Paz y Esperanza
"In Alto Mayo in the upper Peruvian Amazon rainforest, we are working with our partner Paz y Esperanza to establish high quality sign language teaching and training for deaf children, their families and local communities. We provide courses for deaf adults, teachers and community workers to become qualified sign language trainers who will help to improve communication and increase the participation of deaf children in family and community life. The project is also working with local schools and supporting a sign language programme led by the local education authority to improve education services for deaf children."
Latin America
To learn more all you need to do is log onto www.deafchildworldwide.com to see everything they do to help.
There are many organizations to help this international develpment team at the National Deaf Children's Society. Many of these organizations ask for you to buy something. This is just one way of help. You can also donate directly, or even just spreading the word may help send out awareness.