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Organised by Cecily's FundAll vulnerable children, including those with hearing impairments have the right to a successful future. We strive to ensure that they get the help they need to thrive - and we need your help. Whatever you give will make a big difference.
Closed 31/01/2020
Imagine losing your ability to communicate. Completely shut off from the surrounding world. Alone, solitary with no ability to interact. Think about the impact on your life. The difficulty of completing basic tasks to show you are hungry, to be aware of traffic, to speak to nurses in a hospital. Having no one to share your struggles, your successes, your hopes and fears with. Locked out of the world, with little or no support.
It sounds like the plot of a Kafka novel. Yet this is the plight of many deaf and hearing impaired children in Zambia. Hidden away by their families, many children never learn to sign, or are in households where no one else has the ability. They are trapped and isolated inside their minds.
The problem is that deaf people have no detailed information on AIDS. We can go to the hospital but there is no sign language...The deaf do not know about adherence to medication and it can be a killer.
Franklyn C, Kitwe
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