WFD GENERAL SECRETARIAT
The WFD General Secretariat will be closed through the whole month of July, due to summer holidays. The office re-opens on 2 August 2010.
We hope that we are able to answer to sent enquiries, but please note that due to the high volume of enquiries received, the Secretariat is not always able to respond to all e-mails.
WFD staff wishes a relaxing holiday season!
WFD ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP PAYMENT
World Federation of the Deaf would like to thank all Ordinary Members (37) that have paid their membership fees for 2010.
Unfortunately, there are still many members (93) that have not contributed their membership payment to the World Federation of the Deaf. WFD statutes regulate that those members that have not paid their membership fees are not entitled to vote in the General Assembly or to nominate President or other candidates to the Board unless they fulfil their commitments to the WFD. All those members that have not paid please make your payment as soon as possible for 2010 or any outstanding membership payment for previous years.
Again, WFD would like to thank those members that have paid their membership fee for 2010:
ALBANIA
AUSTRALIA
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CROATIA
CZECH REPUBLIC
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ERITREA
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PORTUGAL
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SERBIA
SINGAPORE
SLOVENIA
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SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
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SWAZILAND
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TOGO
TUNISIA
TURKEY
UGANDA
UKRAINE
UK
WFD concerned on Deaf children in Haiti
10 February 2010
WFD has received information from various sources about the Haiti earthquake’s impacts on Deaf population, even though received information still remains scattered. World Federation of the Deaf is especially concerned for the needs of deaf children, who are particularly affected by this crisis. However, more information is greatly needed concerning the Deaf community at large. WFD is working at the moment with its Regional Secretariat in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean and the Deaf Association in Dominican Republic (Asociación Nacional de Sordos de la Republica Dominicana) to find ways how to help Deaf population. However, at this point, WFD can only encourage people to make donations either directly to deaf organisations or through other reputable humanitarian aid organisations. Please note that WFD is not in a position to ensure any reliability of these organisations and how donations are used. Thank you for all those who have expressed their willingness to help.
Up to the present, WFD has obtained information about the following organisations that have been affected by the earthquake:
Institut Montfort Pour Enfants Sourds (Montfort Institute for Deaf Children)
Institute Montfort is a school with over 600 Deaf students. The school was destroyed by the earthquake, but fortunately all the children who lived in the dormitory were safe. However, situation of those children who went home after school is still unknown. They have appealed money to build up a fence around their place of relocation and to set up a small warehouse to store furniture.
Website: www.FriendsOfMontfort.org (Friends of Montfort is functioning in the US)
Cappa Sourd
Cappa Sourd's building was completely destroyed by the earthquake. Cappa Sourd, Center for Assistance of Deaf and Hard of Hearing, is a national non-profit organisation working on integration and support of psycho-socio-cultural aspects of people with Deaf and hard of hearing concentrating mainly on children and young adolescents in Haiti.
Website: http://www.freewebs.com/cappahaiti
St Vincent School
The school served deaf, blind and other children with disabilities also including a group of children with severe multiple disabilities and wheelchair users. It is supported by Episcopal community. The school was destroyed in the earthquake, but the survived children are evacuated. Some money has been raised for their cause by a religious community.
http://www.cmmh.org,
or
http://www.friendsofstvincents.org
WFD again stresses that Deaf people must be included in the acute emergency relief phase as well as in the reconstruction process. WFD shares the view with the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that has recently stated that persons with disabilities must not become the forgotten ones during times of crises.
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