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Doha
Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) Qatra Social Work Club hosted Richard Geary, founder of the Deaf Reach programme, at its inaugural event recently.
The Deaf Reach Program strives to systematically instil foundational changes in the education framework for deaf children in Pakistan.
At the event, led by HBKU’s College of Islamic Studies, the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) 2018 prize-winner shared his story of how, as an American citizen, he made Karachi, Pakistan, his home as well as his efforts to empower the country’s deaf community.
The multiple projects rolled out by Deaf Reach make it a role model for what constitutes real-time, applicable change on the ground, from academic education up to its newest addition of a BA programme to vocational training for developing employable skills; high-level accessibility in terms of instruction in Pakistan Sign Language (PSL), full scholarships which embrace deaf children in poor communities, and door-to-door transportation including to and from remote areas.
Alina Zaman, president of the Qatra Social Work Club, said: “This was our first stepping stone in striving for our vision to promote a caring community with self-sufficiency, dignity, harmony, and happiness. Richard Geary’s talk touched our hearts and raised community awareness, and we were able to associate it with our motto ‘every Qatra [drop] can make a difference’.”
Doha
Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) Qatra Social Work Club hosted Richard Geary, founder of the Deaf Reach programme, at its inaugural event recently.
The Deaf Reach Program strives to systematically instil foundational changes in the education framework for deaf children in Pakistan.
At the event, led by HBKU’s College of Islamic Studies, the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) 2018 prize-winner shared his story of how, as an American citizen, he made Karachi, Pakistan, his home as well as his efforts to empower the country’s deaf community.
The multiple projects rolled out by Deaf Reach make it a role model for what constitutes real-time, applicable change on the ground, from academic education up to its newest addition of a BA programme to vocational training for developing employable skills; high-level accessibility in terms of instruction in Pakistan Sign Language (PSL), full scholarships which embrace deaf children in poor communities, and door-to-door transportation including to and from remote areas.
Alina Zaman, president of the Qatra Social Work Club, said: “This was our first stepping stone in striving for our vision to promote a caring community with self-sufficiency, dignity, harmony, and happiness. Richard Geary’s talk touched our hearts and raised community awareness, and we were able to associate it with our motto ‘every Qatra [drop] can make a difference’.”
