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allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Chipawo's Handspeak Bounces Back on ZTV (Page 1 of 1)
Handspeak , a musical play written and acted by deaf people from Chipawo and Emerald School for the Deaf, returns to the television screens soon after having been pulled off last year due to financial constraints.
The programme - that also involved some able-bodied members from Chipawo - would this time around be dubbed "Action Language".Tinashe Wiziman, Chipawo's assistant general manager, said he was glad that Zimbabwe Television had shown interest in the programme whose return would be of great benefit to the deaf community in the country.
"Handspeak was the first programme for the deaf in Zimbabwe and we are glad that its Part Two is coming soon once the few modalities between us and ZTV are sorted out," he said.Wiziman said they came up with the idea of the programme after realising that there was no entertainment for deaf and blind people in Zimbabwe. Handspeak involved plays, music, news and a segment known as "Window of Hope" that focused on issues affecting the deaf such as child abuse, HIV and Aids and love and marriage.The programme also seeks to teach sign language to viewers through its "Signs of the Week" segment. "News Desk" broadcast news for and about the deaf. The major highlight of the programme was "Play of the Week" which involved deaf actors as the cast.
"Deaf people still want their programme on television."They always ask for it whenever I meet them on the streets and thanks to the Zimbabwe Culture Fund who have availed funds to Emerald School of the Deaf, the programme is making a comeback on TV," said Wiziman.Meanwhile, Chipawo will on November 9 be holding a workshop on arts education at the Zimbabwe Academy of Arts Education for Development in Mount Pleasant.
Faith Mutukwa, Chipawo's training officer, said the workshop would be focusing on early childhood arts education with the major thrust spotlighting on how effective the arts contribute to children's well-being, health, education and future careers.
Handspeak , a musical play written and acted by deaf people from Chipawo and Emerald School for the Deaf, returns to the television screens soon after having been pulled off last year due to financial constraints.
The programme - that also involved some able-bodied members from Chipawo - would this time around be dubbed "Action Language".Tinashe Wiziman, Chipawo's assistant general manager, said he was glad that Zimbabwe Television had shown interest in the programme whose return would be of great benefit to the deaf community in the country.
"Handspeak was the first programme for the deaf in Zimbabwe and we are glad that its Part Two is coming soon once the few modalities between us and ZTV are sorted out," he said.Wiziman said they came up with the idea of the programme after realising that there was no entertainment for deaf and blind people in Zimbabwe. Handspeak involved plays, music, news and a segment known as "Window of Hope" that focused on issues affecting the deaf such as child abuse, HIV and Aids and love and marriage.The programme also seeks to teach sign language to viewers through its "Signs of the Week" segment. "News Desk" broadcast news for and about the deaf. The major highlight of the programme was "Play of the Week" which involved deaf actors as the cast.
"Deaf people still want their programme on television."They always ask for it whenever I meet them on the streets and thanks to the Zimbabwe Culture Fund who have availed funds to Emerald School of the Deaf, the programme is making a comeback on TV," said Wiziman.Meanwhile, Chipawo will on November 9 be holding a workshop on arts education at the Zimbabwe Academy of Arts Education for Development in Mount Pleasant.
Faith Mutukwa, Chipawo's training officer, said the workshop would be focusing on early childhood arts education with the major thrust spotlighting on how effective the arts contribute to children's well-being, health, education and future careers.