This year our team has worked on the following activities:
Theme of the Deaf Week 2010 was: “Sign Language is a Language” (related to the new constitution: “Article 7(3)(b) & 120 (1) Kenyan Sign Language is one of the official Languages in Parliament“).
During the Deaf Week in September 2010 we made some progress in the area of public relations: In Maseno (especially at Maseno market place) we distributed flyers, people discussed about Sign Language and Deafness, and foot- and volleyball games were organized. In other parts of Kenya people, groups and associations organized and arranged a lot of activities as well (see pictures).
The children’s home: a small office was built on the land. Now we hope that we can start very soon with the construction of the children’s home. We are working on some applications.
Workshops for parents and relatives of Deaf children were again organized. The finger alphabet and some signs from different areas (related to school, home, food, animals etc.) were taught. Furthermore we discussed general questions about Deafness and everyone exchanged personal experiences. Continue reading