Regional Secretariats

There are eight (8) WFD Regional Secretariats over the world. The oldest WFD Regional Secretariat is the Asia and the Pacific. In reponse to the request by at least five (5) Ordinary Members in good standing in geograhical region, the Board may establish a Regional Secretariat. The WFD Ordinary Members provide financial and moral support to the activities of the regional secretariat. The aims and activities of each Regional Secretariat must be compatible with WFD Statutes Article 29 (Please see WFD statutes in the website).All Regional Secretariats cooperate with the WFD General Secretariat and to report to the General Secretariat of their activities.

(as of 11 March 2013)

WFD Regional Secretariat for South America (RSSA)

Interim Regional General Coordinator: Mr. Alexeis Vergara Estibill
C/O Asociación de Sordos de Chile (ASOCH)
Avenida José Pedro Alessandri N° 1251
Ñuñoa, Santiago
CHILE
Email : srsud_fms@yahoo.es

WFD Regional Secretariat for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (RSMCAC) Regional Director:

Interim Regional Director: Mr. Thomas Guzman
Asociación Nacional de Sordos de la Republica Dominicana
Calle Arz. Meriño No. 401
Zona Colonial
Santo Domingo
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Fax: +1 809 689 3512
Email: tguzman.srmcac@gmail.com

WFD Regional Secretariat for Asia and the Pacific (WFDRSA/P)

Regional Director: Mr. Ichiro Miyamoto
S.K. Bldg. 8F
130 Yamabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo,  162-0801
JAPAN
Tel: +81 3 3268 8847
Fax: +81 3 3267 3445
Email: wfdrsap@jfd.or.jp

WFD Regional Secretariat for Eastern and Southern Africa (RSESA)

Interim Regional Secretariat – Mr. Bruno Druchen
Deaf Federation of South Africa (DEAFSA)
Private Bag X04
Westhoven 2142
SOUTH AFRICA
Email: deafsa@icon.co.za

Interim Regional Secretariat for the Arab Region Regional Director:

Dr. Ghassan Shahrour
Arab Federation for the Organs of the Deaf
PO Box 33765
Damascus, SYRIA
Fax: +963 332 0652
Email: afowdeaf@gmail.com
ghassan.dr@gmail.com

 

WFD Regional Secretariat for Oceania

PO Box 15770 New Lynn
Auckland 0640, NEW ZEALAND
Email: Lachlan.keating@deaf.org.nz
Skype: Lachlan.keating

WFD Regional Secretariat for Western and Central Africa

President Mr. Lamin M. Ceesay
C/o GADHOH
P O Box 1518
Banjul
THE GAMBIA
Mobile: +220 77 28 0 92 (SMS only)
Email : Lams_lamin@yahoo.co.uk
wcars.gambia1@gmail.com

Email: Lams_lamin@yahoo.co.uk
wcars.gambia1@gmail.com

Eastern Europe and Middle Asia Regional Secretariat of WFD (EEMARS) Regional Director:

Mr. Valery Rukhledev
c/o All-Russian Society of the Deaf
1905 Goda Str. 10-a
123022 Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tel: +7 499 255 6704
Fax: +7 499 255 0436
Email: wfdeemars@mail.ru 

Regional Cooperating Member

Executive Director: Mr. Mark Wheatley
European Union of the Deaf (EUD)
Rue de la Loi – Wetstraat 26/15
B-1040 Brussels
BELGIUM
Fax : +32 2 280 34 39
Email: mark.wheatley@eud.eu
Website: http://www.eud.eu