Account of Donation

Accountnumber: 270113376

BLZ: 593 501 10

Kreissparkasse Saarlouis

Code: Kenya

Name: Nele Gabriel

If you have any questions, please send an email or post here. If you want to sponsor any specific topic, please let us know.And of course we are going to post all the information about the final destination of the funds.

Asante sana! Thank you very much!

KFDT

KFDT

The Kenya Federation of Deaf Teacher was found in 2003 by the Deaf who are teachers in Kenya. It was registered in 2006 and has its head office in Kisumu City. It has 8 branches in each province of Kenya. Currently the Federation keeps over 100 Deaf members busy.
The Federation has different membership categories including ordinary association and honoring members.
The Federation focus on the Deaf education to provide means for cooperation among its members and the expression of their collective views and decision affecting the interest of Deaf education and the teaching profession in Kenya, sponsorships for projects e.g. Sign Language workshops for parents of deaf children, Sign Language awareness campaigns to the general public, Sign Language research, career guidance and health education to the Deaf, education in sports and among others.

• Achievements

1.Deaf awareness raising in the schools for the Deaf
2.Organizing seminars for members and teachers through collaboration with the Global Deaf Connection.
3.Participating in organizations of drama, sports etc for the Deaf in Kenya
4.Providing health education
5.Equality of the Deaf in socio-political and economic matters

• Problems

Since the Federation is very young it depends on hard working members. Funds, sponsorships and contributions (mainly from members and partnerships with other organizations like the Global Deaf Connection) are needed to be able to carry out the achievements.

• Requests

The Federation doesn't exist to make profit out of it. We rely on donors and well wishers to enable us carrying out the activities. We therefore appeal to any group or individual to help us in contribution towards any of the activities below:
1.Sign Language awareness raising
2.Health education
3.Sponsoring a project like deaf children sports

• Plan of Action

1. Seeking for funds to assist in carrying out of the activities.

2. Organizing stuff training.

3. Giving public awareness about KFDT and problems facing Deaf teachers and Deaf in the Country.

4. Organizing seminars for parents of the Deaf in order to help them understand their children (Teaching KSL, information about Deafness and Deaf education)

If you any questions regarding to this organization please contact us.

Austine Otieno
(email): elizipem@yahoo.com
or through Nele Gabriel
Thank you very much!

Back in Kenya!

KARIBU KENYA!

Back in Kisumu!

:)

It's great to be back!I went to the school in Maseno several times now. With the help of the teachers and the pupils I hope I will be able to communicate in KSL very soon .

Everyone was happy to see me again. And for me the same. It's just great to come back to a place with so many nice people who are willing to help. Austine and me, we made a lot of plans for the next months.

For my research I just have to find a topic for my Diploma/Magister thesis and focus on interviews and learning more about the Deaf culture and community here in Kisumu/Maseno, Kenya.

Austine (one of the deaf teachers at Maseno who gives me most of the information to post) was elected to be chairman for the Kenya Federation for Deaf Teacher (KFDT → see other post). That means he has a lot of work: Preparing events for the children, Organizing meetings, searching for funds, and many more.

It was so interesting to listen and to talk about how this Organization could work in a better sustainable way.

And there will be a lot to do in the next months: A sport event is coming up in Kisumu for the Deaf, a meeting of the Deaf teacher in July, planning summer camps and activities during summer break (starting in August), a big KFDT meeting in September.....

So I am really looking forward to the next months and to be a part of all this.

Besides working with the Federation I am going to work at the school to improve my knowledge about the Kenya Sign Language, to learn more about the culture and the community, doing parts of my research, helping wherever I can (e.g. with funds → see post about Account of Donation) to be a part of the improvement of the situation for the Deaf in Maseno/Kisumu.

Some days during the week I am also attending the Sign Language Class at the Office for the Deaf here in Kisumu. I am going to write more about the work of the office and Osano (teaching KSL there). Just to mention some work: HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns (VCT (Voluntary Counseling and Testing)), Courses in Sign Language for medical personnel, social workers, teachers, police officers, health workers, etc. Besides this the office with its nice surrounding is a social meeting place for the Deaf .

But more about this topic in another post.

Enough for now! I ll keep you updated!

Hope to hear some feedback!

Greetings from Kisumu