By Chief Mrs Aku Christy Orduh | Executive Director
Since this project took off from Lagos Zone, Western Nigeria,we have been able to replicate the sign language Clubs in Six schools. One in Kaduna,NW Zone, Two in Abuja North Central Zone,and three more in Lagos.We have a total of six Special teachers hired for the Club formation. We are grateful to our donors for the take off. We need a lot more support to sustain the teachers on monthly basis.
Our success story came when Lagos Government allowed us to establish the sign language Club in one of their schools as a pilot project. We hope to win their further interest to allow us more schools and to include sign language in their curriculum. In the pilot school a total of seventy hearing and speech impaired children have been liberated because they can now communicate and interact effectively with the hearing and speaking children.Integrtion is very important for this group of disabled persons and without others understanding them. They cannot belong. Their developed skills cannot gain them employment or allow them successful business interactions.
Our problem here is the fact that this project does not get attention like projects on health and natural disaster appeals and yet a lot of people depend on its success to survive and be included in the mainstream of the society.
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