Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD)

Education

GNAD PRESENTS FIRST DRAFT OF GhSL CURRICULUM FOR DEAF SCHOOLS TO SPED

The Special Education division (SPED) of Ghana education services has received a copies of the Ghanaian Sign Language (GhSL) curriculum for Deaf schools; the first draft of the curriculum is a starting point. This activity was initiated IN 2022 during a forum for stakeholders on INCLUSIVE education. At this forum, stakeholders agreed that since the …

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GNAD DISSEMINATES FINDINGS ON STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE OF AND BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AMONG DEAF PEOPLE IN GHANA

The Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD), 2021 responded to the challenges faced by its members around mental health and commenced the implementation of a project called Empowered Deaf People for Improved Mental Health (ENDEIMH) with support from Ghana Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation Program). The Ghana Participation Program is a four-year disability program in …

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GNAD PROVIDES SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION FOR THE DEAF ADULTS OUT OF SCHOOL IN THE DEAF COMMUNITY

The Ghana National Association of the (GNAD) has unveiled a comprehensive two (2) days of training the Deaf community from three (3) selected regions, the Western, Upper West, and Bono regions in Accra on Sexual reproductive Health and safe menstrual hygiene practices. This is aimed at Deaf adults or out of school Deaf adolescent to …

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GNAD BUILT THE CAPACITY OF ITS STAFF ON ADVOCACY, NETWORKING AND REPORTING

Advocacy work in GNAD over the past has not been very well-coordinated, thus in the area of advocacy not much progress has been made.  As part of the DDL project, GNAD is focusing on advocacy areas addressing the three (3) core human rights issues of the Deaf which are: Deaf people’s right to receive a …

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GNAD Hands over Teaching Materials to Educational Foundations

The Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) has handed over Teaching and Learning Materials to the Faculty of Educational Foundations at a short ceremony at the conference room of the Faculty of Educational Foundations. Welcoming the team, the Coordinator of Sign Language Interpreting Programme, UCC, Dr. Irene Vanderpuye, stated that the purpose of the …

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GNAD Built Capacity of Leaders to conduct Advocacy

The Ghana National Association of the Deaf has carried out a 4 day advocacy training for 20 deaf leaders. The training, which took place at Coconut Groove Sakumon Hotel, forms part of GNAD and Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund project. The Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund project is a 1year project whose major aim is …

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