About buildadeaf.org
The purpose of this website, Build a Deaf Organisation, is to strengthen the deaf associations at national, regional, and local levels, so they can better champion deaf people’s human rights. The topics of the 24 modules have been identified to be of common interest to most deaf associations around the world.
The materials on this website are made by many people, and without their invaluable contributions, it has not have been possible. We would like to thank all the people involved in making this website a reality. This website was developed as a part of a regional project in West Africa, which was funded by The Disability Fund under Disabled Peoples Organisations – Denmark. The materials can be freely used under the Creative Commons License. If you would like to translate the materials to your national written and signed languages, please feel free to contact us at Danish Deaf Association.
Editors
Kasper Bergmann
Veera Elonen Knudsen
Authors
Abigail Gorman
Ablavi Dziku
Amy Wilson
Debra Russell
Dickson Mveyange
Florjan Rojba
Habtamu Buli
Jigjid Dulamsuren
Josh Josa
Juventus Duorinaah
Kasper Bergmann
Laure Abdelmoumeni
Majdi Yaghi
Mark Berry
Megan Youngs
Nana Søltoft
Samuel Munana
Sarah Houge
Sekerani Kufakwina
Shirley Liu
Sonia Holzman
Veera Elonen Knudsen
International Sign Translators
Joyce Niyamana
Jules Rutaysire
Actors
Enrique Tellez
Felipe Rueda
John Bohórquez
Karen Morales
Katerine Fernández
Maria Caicedo
Maria Galeano
Omar Bustos
Paula Gomez
Valentina Martinez
Design and Video Production
Felipe Rueda
Karen Diseñadora
Project Management
Kasper Bergmann
Partners and Donor
World Federation of the Deaf
Cooperating partner.
Rwanda National Union of the Deaf
Translations to International Sign.
Danish Deaf Association
General project management and quality assurance.
Disabled Peoples Organisations - Denmark
The project was funded by The Disability Fund under the DPOD.