At least 5 deaf builders, 3 deaf labourers, 1 deaf cook and three hearing builders are involved. They have impressed passers by and deaf and hearing Eruba school members with their team spirit and hard work.
This project to provide adequate accommodation for the head teacher was selected because of our strong partnership with Eruba. It was possible because of the building materials collected by the last head teacher, Sebastian, and the generosity of friends and family of our former British sign-language teacher, Christine Reeves, who in the latter stages of her battle against leukaemia, asked for donations at her thanksgiving service to be dedicated to an educational aspect of our work. Additional support is enabling the roof and apron to be completed in the next fortnight.
Working relationships between the deaf and hearing are good so far. Two deaf labourers, one deaf cook and their families have agreed that their earnings can go towards their school fees next term. They have been out of school for at least a year. The deaf builders also taught sign language to the deaf labourers because they need it to progress.
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