Deaf Namibians raise awareness

THE week of September 8 to 14 is Namibia’s Deaf Awareness Week, with the theme ‘My language my pride, my hands my guide’.

The activities are organised by CLaSH (Children with Language, Speech and Hearing Impairments of Namibia) and other partners. During the week there will be a range of events to raise the public’s awareness of the thousands of deaf people in Namibia.The festivities will start with a procession down Independence Avenue ending at Zoo Park on Saturday, the 8th.The organisers say the parade will include drum majorettes, clowns and floats, and all schools for the deaf will participate.The fun will continue later that day with games for the whole family at the Windhoek School for the Deaf in Khomasdal.From Monday to Thursday there will be film screenings at the Goethe Centre in Windhoek starting at 19h00.On Wednesday and Thursday there will be an extra film screening at 18h30.On Wednesday from 18h30 there will also be a ‘dinner in silence’ at Gathemann’s Restaurant in Windhoek.The festivities will culminate in a cultural evening at the Theatre School from 18h00 on Friday.Deaf dancers and actors will perform.During the week there will be a range of events to raise the public’s awareness of the thousands of deaf people in Namibia.The festivities will start with a procession down Independence Avenue ending at Zoo Park on Saturday, the 8th.The organisers say the parade will include drum majorettes, clowns and floats, and all schools for the deaf will participate.The fun will continue later that day with games for the whole family at the Windhoek School for the Deaf in Khomasdal.From Monday to Thursday there will be film screenings at the Goethe Centre in Windhoek starting at 19h00.On Wednesday and Thursday there will be an extra film screening at 18h30.On Wednesday from 18h30 there will also be a ‘dinner in silence’ at Gathemann’s Restaurant in Windhoek.The festivities will culminate in a cultural evening at the Theatre School from 18h00 on Friday.Deaf dancers and actors will perform.