First Deaf/Hearing Weaving/Tailoring Course Graduation...

..also took place on May 2nd We celebrated  the  pleasing marketable products our team of students right learnt to make. In addition to learning to make everyday clothing they also made overalls for the deaf building & carpentry students we support(PTO) . 

The deaf unit teacher, Feti Stephen,  overseeing the day to day running of the project, the assistant instructors and a pair of professional consultants all contributed to this promising project which is intended to be increasingly self-sustaining with each successive course. High team integrity and cooperation has been key. We plan to accept a fresh intake in late June.

Deaf Connections Article ''Removing Social Barriers' published..

.. in YWAM England's magazine this month.

Just click on the link, http://www.issuu.com/ywamengland/docs/advance_118_issuu

Then select issue 118 and turn to P10 & 11.

Your partnership has enabled these developments to continue.

Thanks.

Adam & Helen

YWAM Arua mixed deaf-hearing Go-Camp

 We were really happy to welcome Kampala volunteer Hellen, circled, as sign translator and our partially-deaf friend Walter, above centre, from England who brought lots of passion; puppets from his church and laughter! 

Our local training was very well planned by Helen. The outreach preparation included bible study & practical exercises to know God more and make Him known better. We also learnt more about living with a physical disability Although we had five deaf (inset) at first, lack of parental consent/ support meant only one completed the outreach.


On the YWAM Arua deaf-hearing Go-Camp 
we investigated the production costs of home-brewing…

…with the help of one brewer and agreed it is unprofitable. Then our team went to Labone market-place where the local alcohol is traded. There we performed a drama about ploughing to encourage onlookers not to give control of their lives to alcohol any more. We then practically showed the financial losses home brewing brings. Then, with the willing help of local brewer women we showed how a fresh lemon cordial can be easily made in minutes rather than days, is profitable and has far greater health benefits to children,. We closed with a song that was later broadcast on local radio.

Equipping bi-lingual teachers of deaf/hearing with IT skills.

Ad: Four local hearing and deaf teachers of the deaf (ToDs) a youth leader and a social inclusion volunteer attended the IT training we coordinated recently. They were ably support-ed by the four deaf we trained in IT last year.

    Here Ayub, in the foreground was demon-strates how he is producing some football signs worksheets. Hearing ToD Margaret, next to him, then asked if he could help her reproduce similar resources for netball.    These are now well underway.

     Such partnerships are so exciting to watch and are paving the way for some sports interdependency sensitization events we hope to support later this year.