Charity is Collecting Blankets for Deaf Youth Attending First-Ever Camp

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DEAFinition NPC is hosting a fun camp for 50 deaf youths and is hoping to give each participant a warm and cosy keepsake to take home.

South Africa (26 July 2023) – 50 deaf youths will be heading on a camp this coming August thanks to the DEAFinition NPC. They are hosting a camp for deaf youth to empower them to become work ready. They are hoping to collect blankets to give to each of the participants.

DEAFinition, is a non-profit company that provides a range of services and funding opportunities to promote equal access for the Deaf community of South Africa.

The youths are very excited about the camp and the team hopes to give them each a warm keepsake to take home when the camp is over.

“We have a group of 50 Deaf kids who will be attending our camp at the beginning of August. Their hostel bedding is precious, so we are appealing to the public to help us buy the children a blanket each that they can also take home with them after the camp.

We are not going to be prescriptive about the amount because every Rand donated will go towards a blanket (or blankets for future camps)” – Nicky Bezuidenhout, DEAFinition Marketing and Communications Manager

The NPC is welcoming donations so if you would like to help, you can email Nicky here for ways to donate towards blankets for the youths.

The deaf community is one of the most marginalised groups in South Africa due to the fact that they cannot communicate freely with the hearing world.

Communication is vital, and sign language is just as important as any spoken language. It bridges the gap for people with hearing difficulties and creates a much more equal society.

You can use the free DEAFinition South African Sign Language app which will allow you to learn specific signs to better communicate with deaf friends, colleagues, or customers. The app will allow the user to browse words, look up specific words and request a word if it’s not available on the app. The SASL App is free and is available to download via Google Play and The App Store.