www.independentliving.org startsida

Organizations

Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children, Gaza, Palestine

Misson and activities:

Deaf Education
Audiology
Speech Therapy
Vocational Training
Deaf Curriculum Development
Income Generation Projects for the Deaf
Our mission is to give Deaf persons in the Gaza Strip their chance in life through education and all allied services

Our organization works at the international level.

Our organization is to some degree run, controlled and represented by disabled people.

We have expertise, or are interested in cooperating with other organizations, in the areas of:

Assistive devices.
Awareness raising.
Children with disabilities.
Education and vocational training.
Employment.
Independent Living Skills Training.
International development and disability.
Parenting.
Women and disability.
curriculum development
deaf education
early childhood deaf education
Arabic language materials in deaf education and allied services

deaf education curriculum in the Arabic language
Arabic (Palestinian) sign language
computer software in Arabic (Palestinian sign language)
Better Parenting Kits in Arabic
We have cooperated with organizations in other countries before:
World Bank - Vocational Training for Deaf Women
Campaign for Children of Palestine - Deaf Education
Catholic Relief Services - Training Deaf Educators
The Mennonites Central Committee - Vocational Training for the Deaf
Anera - Educational Sponsorship of Deaf Children

Contact us:

Contact person:Geraldine Shawa
Email:atfaluna@trendline.co.il
Phone:+972-7-2828495 or 2865468
Fax:972-7-2828495 or 2865468
Home page:http://www.geocities.com/~atfaluna
Address:P. O. Box 44
Gaza City
The Gaza Strip
country

This entry added: Thursday 23rd March 2000. (record #311) Changed: Sunday 3rd April 2005. Link checked Tuesday 22nd April 2008.

[ edit or request changes to this page ]