FRIENDS OF THE DEAF INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

Bridging communication gap with Sign Language

PROMOTING DEAF CHILDREN'S EDUCATION

All children deserve the right to quality, accessible and affordable education irrespective of their disabilities.

What We Do

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Bridging the communication Gap

This we do by teaching the hearing people sign language on social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook. We also establish sign classes in different locations such as Ikorodu, Mowe, Ijebu-Ode, Owoh (Ondo State), and many more classes to follow.

Advocating for Inclusion

We believe everyone is important regardless of His or Her THIS-ability. We encourage the society at large to accomodate and show concern for people living with disability.

Scholarship for less Privileged children

We have some deaf children found in different hearing schools in Lagos, and we have successfully enrolled in FDF ACADEMY where they get quality and accessible education in an atmosphere of love.

Usher syndrome awareness

We enlighten the general public on the cause of deaf-blindness. Usher syndrome is the genetic cause of deaf-blindness. It is an inherited syndrome not known by many people in Africa.

Who We Are

Friends of the Deaf Foundation (FDF) is an NGO set up by Funmi Ogunro (Nee Shenkoya) in loving memory of her late sister, Olushola Abidemi Shenkoya (Shollyz), a final year student at the University of Ilorin.

The communication gap between the hearing and the Deaf is so wide and it needed to be bridged thus FDF was birthed.
With sign language……, we are equal.

Our Mission

To teach sign language, educate deaf children, create opportunities for empowerment and Inclusiveness for persons with disabilities through training. advocacy, employability skills Inclusive mental health and capacity development.

Our Vision

Connecting the world with Sign language and promoting inclusion of person with disatilities

People Helped

Volunteers

People Trained

Have Questions? Get In Touch.

We are available and reachable always. Feel free to get in touch using any of the mediums below.
You can chat with us directly on Whatsapp by clicking the WhatsApp icon at the bottom right of our website.

  • Info.friendsofthedeaf@gmail.com
  • +2348032223015
  • 34, Adamo-Agunfoye Road, Akanun, Ikorodu, Lagos

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