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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION LAUNCHED HARMONIZED GHANAIAN SIGN LANGUAGE DICTIONARY

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Ghana’s Ministry of Education has finally launched the harmonized Ghanaian Sign Language Dictionary and accepted it as teaching material in schools. The 3rd edition dictionary, which is an initiation of the Ghana National Association of the Deaf in partnership with Peace Corps Volunteers aims at promoting harmonized Ghanaian Sign Language in the country as part …

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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

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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 LAUNCH A TRAINING OF TRAINERS PROGRAM FOR GHANAIAN SIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS AT KWAME NKRUNAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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GNAD is a not-for-profit membership organization established in 1968 with the core objectives of advocating and being the voice of nearly 500,000 Deaf people in Ghana. Since GNAD was established about 54 years ago, GNAD has over the past years advocated for the equal rights of the deaf people and its community. Past years have …

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

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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 TRAINS DEAF ADOLESCENT GIRLS ON MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN THREE SELECTED DEAF SCHOOLS

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        The Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) has held a two days workshop for 15 adolescent girls each from 3 different deaf schools namely Hohoe School for the Deaf, Bechem School for the Deaf, and Savelugu School for the Deaf to train them on menstrual hygiene and sexual reproductive health. …

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

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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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DELTA AGRO LIMITED & PARRNERS DONATED TO GNAD TO FIGHT COVID-19

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Delta Agro Limited, leading manufacturers of antiseptic liquids and antibiotic soaps in partnership with the management of Adage Media has on 20th March, 2020 donated products to the National Secretariat of the Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD). The donation form part of the company’s support to the Ghana National Association of the Deaf …

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GNAD Hands over Teaching Materials to Educational Foundations

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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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2ND BATCH OF GHANAIAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS COMPLETED COURSE

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The 2nd batch of students doing Diploma in Ghanaian Sign Language Interpreting at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have successfully completed their course. The students, who were selected from various regions represented a very highly diversity group including qualified Nurses, Teachers and persons who already served as sign language interpreters in various institutions. At …

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GHS: Sign language interpreters needed in hospitals

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The Ministry of Health has directed the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to recruit sign language interpreters at various health facilities across the country to improve access to health delivery, especially to the deaf. It would be done in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES), Ghana National Council of Persons with Disability and the Ghana …

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