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allAfrica.com: Cameroon: Deaf Empowerment Rekindles Hope
Activities to mark the 15th anniversary of the Cameroon Deaf Empowerment Organisation took place in Yaounde last week.
A one-week Deaf Arts Exhibition and Sales took place at the National Public Library in Yaounde last week. Organised by the Cameroon Deaf Empowerment Organisation (CDEO), the event saw the participation of the members of government, the diplomatic corps and guests. The exhibition was part of activities to mark the 15th anniversary celebrations of the CDEO. The exhibition was organised under the distinguished patronage of the Minister of Culture, Ama Tutu Muna. The objectives of the CDEO are to promote the human and civil rights of deaf people and their families and facilitate their empowerment and to develop and promote Cameroon Sign Languages (CSL).
Speaking during the occasion, the Executive President of the CDEO, Ogork Ebot Ntui, said after 15 years of existence, the CDEO has achieved some of its goals through its programmes for advocacy, deaf awareness, primary and secondary education and vocational training, fight against HIV/AIDS pandemic, promotion of deaf arts and culture and promotion of sports for the deaf. Ogork Ebot Ntui also used the occasion to advocate that special needs for the education of the deaf be given particular attention by all ministries in charge of education. For her part, the Minister of Culture, Ama Tutu Muna, encouraged the members of the CDEO for their efforts in promoting education for the deaf and their development in the country. The Minister then promised the organisation of a national deaf arts exhibition in the coming years.
Activities to mark the 15th anniversary of the Cameroon Deaf Empowerment Organisation took place in Yaounde last week.
A one-week Deaf Arts Exhibition and Sales took place at the National Public Library in Yaounde last week. Organised by the Cameroon Deaf Empowerment Organisation (CDEO), the event saw the participation of the members of government, the diplomatic corps and guests. The exhibition was part of activities to mark the 15th anniversary celebrations of the CDEO. The exhibition was organised under the distinguished patronage of the Minister of Culture, Ama Tutu Muna. The objectives of the CDEO are to promote the human and civil rights of deaf people and their families and facilitate their empowerment and to develop and promote Cameroon Sign Languages (CSL).
Speaking during the occasion, the Executive President of the CDEO, Ogork Ebot Ntui, said after 15 years of existence, the CDEO has achieved some of its goals through its programmes for advocacy, deaf awareness, primary and secondary education and vocational training, fight against HIV/AIDS pandemic, promotion of deaf arts and culture and promotion of sports for the deaf. Ogork Ebot Ntui also used the occasion to advocate that special needs for the education of the deaf be given particular attention by all ministries in charge of education. For her part, the Minister of Culture, Ama Tutu Muna, encouraged the members of the CDEO for their efforts in promoting education for the deaf and their development in the country. The Minister then promised the organisation of a national deaf arts exhibition in the coming years.