Who We Are / Members

Our mission, our values, our people

Our Members

WFD’s membership consists of the following categories:

Any recognised or registered national organisation of the deaf, with legal status, that has an established position in its country, its majority of members are deaf persons, and its vision and aims similar to those of the WFD, may apply for Ordinary Member status. Ordinary Membership is limited to one national organisation of the deaf in each country. The WFD Board has the authority to approve exceptions for extraordinary circumstances.

The list of the our Ordinary Members

ALBANIA GERMANY NIGER
ALGERIA GHANA NIGERIA
ARGENTINA GREECE NORTH MACEDONIA
ARMENIA GUATEMALA NORWAY
AUSTRALIA GUINEA PAKISTAN
AUSTRIA HONDURAS PALESTINE
AZERBAIJAN HONG KONG, ROC PANAMA
BAHRAIN HUNGARY PARAGUAY
BANGLADESH ICELAND PHILIPPINES
BELARUS INDIA POLAND
BELGIUM INDONESIA PORTUGAL
BENIN IRAN QATAR
BOLIVIA IRELAND ROMANIA
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA ITALY RUSSIAN FEDERATION
BOTSWANA JAPAN RWANDA
BRAZIL JORDAN SAMOA
BULGARIA KAZAKHSTAN SENEGAL
BURKINA FASO KENYA SERBIA
BURUNDI KOREA SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON KOSOVO SLOVAK REPUBLIC
CANADA KUWAIT SLOVENIA
Republic of CHAD LAOS SOMALIA
CHILE LATVIA SOUTH AFRICA
CHINA LEBANON SPAIN
COLOMBIA LESOTHO SRI LANKA
Democratic Republic of CONGO LIBERIA SUDAN
Republic of CONGO LITHUANIA SWEDEN
COSTA RICA MACAU SWITZERLAND
COTE D’IVOIRE MADAGASCAR SYRIA
CROATIA MALAWI TAJIKISTAN
CUBA MALAYSIA TANZANIA
CZECH REPUBLIC Republic of MALI THAILAND
Democratic Peoples’ Republic of KOREA MALTA TOGO
DENMARK MAURITANIA TUNISIA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MEXICO TURKEY
ECUADOR MOLDOVA UGANDA
EL SALVADOR MONGOLIA UKRAINE
ERITREA MONTENEGRO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
ESWATINI (former Swaziland) MOROCCO UNITED KINGDOM
ETHIOPIA MOZAMBIQUE USA
FIJI NAMIBIA URUGUAY
FINLAND NEPAL UZBEKISTAN
FRANCE THE NETHERLANDS VENEZUELA
GAMBIA NEW ZEALAND ZAMBIA
GEORGIA NICARAGUA ZIMBABWE