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On Saturday 4th February 2006, the leaders of all groups and organizations of Deaf people in the Western Area Province of Sierra Leone participated in the First National Deaf Leadership Consultative Meeting at the 3 Point Street Headquarters of the Community Children's Aid Project (CCAP) in Freetown organized by the Sierra Leone Association of the Deaf (SLAD) and the Sierra Leone National Association of the Deaf (SLNAD).
According to the Chairman, Mr. Philip Sahr Njepeh, the purpose of the meeting was to consult with the leadership of the Deaf Adult Community in the Western Area to promote peace and reconciliation among all deaf people; to strengthen the organizational and leadership capacity of the Deaf.
The participants which included 47 Deaf Community and opinion leaders representing the existing groups and organizations of the Deaf discussed wide range of issues and problems confronting members of the deaf adult community including: lack of access to education beyond the primary level, marketable skill training and unemployment. As a result of these problems they observed, the majority of deaf adults continue to be illiterate, unskilled and have to beg around to survive. The lack of recognition of their information, training and education was identified as the primary cause for all of their problems and difficulties, because of the huge communication barrier between them and the hearing public. The Chairman who also doubled as facilitator observed that the Deaf Community has been organizing into various groups and associations as far back as the early 1970's; but noted that, name of the structures has been successful in campaigning for the equalization of opportunities for the Deaf because of disunity, weak organizational and leadership capacity.
He concluded that it is in the light of this that as leader of SLAD, he partnered with Mrs. Ramatu Sesay of SLNAD to promote peace and reconciliation in the Deaf Community.
The highlight of the meeting was adoption of a resolution to unite all the groups and organizations of the Deaf in the province into one National Organization to be called the Sierra Leone Union of the Deaf.
On Saturday 4th February 2006, the leaders of all groups and organizations of Deaf people in the Western Area Province of Sierra Leone participated in the First National Deaf Leadership Consultative Meeting at the 3 Point Street Headquarters of the Community Children's Aid Project (CCAP) in Freetown organized by the Sierra Leone Association of the Deaf (SLAD) and the Sierra Leone National Association of the Deaf (SLNAD).
According to the Chairman, Mr. Philip Sahr Njepeh, the purpose of the meeting was to consult with the leadership of the Deaf Adult Community in the Western Area to promote peace and reconciliation among all deaf people; to strengthen the organizational and leadership capacity of the Deaf.
The participants which included 47 Deaf Community and opinion leaders representing the existing groups and organizations of the Deaf discussed wide range of issues and problems confronting members of the deaf adult community including: lack of access to education beyond the primary level, marketable skill training and unemployment. As a result of these problems they observed, the majority of deaf adults continue to be illiterate, unskilled and have to beg around to survive. The lack of recognition of their information, training and education was identified as the primary cause for all of their problems and difficulties, because of the huge communication barrier between them and the hearing public. The Chairman who also doubled as facilitator observed that the Deaf Community has been organizing into various groups and associations as far back as the early 1970's; but noted that, name of the structures has been successful in campaigning for the equalization of opportunities for the Deaf because of disunity, weak organizational and leadership capacity.
He concluded that it is in the light of this that as leader of SLAD, he partnered with Mrs. Ramatu Sesay of SLNAD to promote peace and reconciliation in the Deaf Community.
The highlight of the meeting was adoption of a resolution to unite all the groups and organizations of the Deaf in the province into one National Organization to be called the Sierra Leone Union of the Deaf.