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Behind every project, advocacy effort, and emergency response is the essential infrastructure that keeps the WFD running. Core funding ensures the day-to-day functioning of our organisation — including governance, communications, staffing, and strategic planning.

By contributing to our core funding, you are investing in our long-term strength and stability. These flexible, unrestricted funds allow us to:

• Maintain strong representation at the United Nations and other international bodies
  
• Coordinate support across our global network of member organisations
  
• Develop impactful campaigns, policies, and resources
  
• Respond quickly and independently to emerging challenges
  

Unlike project-specific donations, core funding is vital but often overlooked. Your support here ensures that we can continue working effectively for the rights of deaf people worldwide — today, and for years to come.

Help us stay strong at the core.

Many of our OMs face urgent or ongoing challenges — from humanitarian crises like war or natural disasters, to structural barriers preventing them from fully participating in global advocacy efforts.

• Provide emergency assistance to members affected by conflict or disaster
• Cover membership fees for members who cannot afford them, ensuring inclusive representation
• Strengthen the capacity of members through tailored support and resources

Your support is essential if we are to achieve our objectives. Here’s what we aim to accomplish in the coming year:

• We will continue supporting deaf communities affected by disasters and conflicts as we always have.
• The WFD will continue promoting, alongside our national members, the legal recognition of National Sign Languages and the early acquisition of their national sign languages for deaf children worldwide.
• We are organising the 5th WFD Conference in Kenya, in Africa. Under the theme ‘Advancing sign language rights’, leaders of national deaf associations and deaf women from around the world will join this event to strengthen each other through our ongoing mutual vision.
• We currently have 138 national associations of deaf people representing local, rural, and marginalised deaf communities, who will ultimately respond to and disseminate a comprehensive survey to gather updated data on their priorities and needs regarding deaf communities and sign languages. Currently, there is scarce data on deaf people who use sign languages. We want to lead citizen data gathering on their needs to improve and strengthen our advocacy strategies in 2025 before governments and decision-makers.