State University of Zanzibar
Zanzibar has launched a motivation campaign to sensitise people to learn sign language to help facilitate communication with deaf people in Zanzibar.
The campaign involves distributing books that contains signs and communication skills related to deaf language. The deputy Principal Secretary (PS) in First vice President’s Office Dr Islam Seif said at the launching ceremony on Saturday at the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) that every “person has the right to get Information.”
“Let us learn the signs for easy communication with our deaf children at home, school, and other hearing-impaired people. Parents, teachers, journalists, and all other people should make sure, each knows the sign language for easy communications with the deaf including children,” said Seif.
The director of people with disabilities department Ms Abeida Rashid said at the function that there are still many cases of mistreating deaf people, as she asked the public to support the project by learning the signs. According to the chairperson of the Zanzibar Association for deaf Mr Jide Khamis said the 2011-2015 project is aimed at encouraging people to learn the sign language to help communicate with deaf. He thanked USAID, VSO, Global deaf connection, and Digital office & print services for the support of the project.
By ISSA YUSSUF, Tanzania Daily News
