The mission of the Andrew Foster AfriDeaf Foundation is to develop potential among deaf individuals in Africa by funding projects that facilitate access to quality education and improving communication barriers between deaf and hearing communities.
Our Objectives
– Enhance the enrollment of African deaf children in schools
– Recruit highly-qualified deaf educators/teachers to promote literacy and serve as role models
– Enable access to current technology for deaf individuals in Africa
– Promote the use of sign language among the deaf and hearing
– Educate hearing communities on the rights and needs of deaf individuals
Our Values and Philosophy
We believe in and advocate an education designed to promote the intellectual, cultural and moral development of deaf individuals.
We view quality education as a foundation for nurturing and developing leadership in a wide variety of disciplines, a key to eradicating extreme poverty and a catalyst for economic growth.
We seek to provide services in a spirit that affirms human dignity, promotes diversity and enhances personal responsibility among deaf individuals.
Our History
More than one million deaf children in Africa are illiterate, dwell in poverty-stricken environments and are confronted with communication barriers. The Andrew Foster AfriDeaf Foundation was established in 2014 as a public charitable foundation to facilitate quality education for the deaf in Africa. With the support of individuals and philanthropic organizations worldwide, the foundation’s intent is to focus its resources on educational institutions for the deaf in Africa.
The Andrew Foster AfriDeaf Foundation, thus named after the late
Dr. Andrew Foster, affirms human dignity, encourages independency and advocates the use of sign language as a means of communication among deaf individuals. The foundation, whose founders are primarily alumni of Gallaudet University (the world’s only liberal arts university for the deaf), is partnering with educational institutions and missionary organizations for the deaf, such as the Christian Mission for the Deaf in Texas, to improve the quality of education for deaf individuals in Africa. To learn more about the legacy of the late Dr. Andrew Foster, please click this link: http://www.gallaudet.edu/150/celebrate/visionary- leaders/andrew-foster.html.
Our Leadership
Clement Abonyi – President
Adeoye Okeniyi – Vice President
John Olumoya – Director
Toyin Fasakin – Secretary
Kudi Usman – Event Coordinator
Lydia Olubgodi – Treasurer
Segun Aluko – Webmaster
Abiola Haroun – Chief Editor/Outreach Officer
Our Mission
Our Mission
The mission of the Andrew Foster AfriDeaf Foundation is to develop potential among deaf individuals in Africa by funding projects that facilitate access to quality education and improving communication barriers between deaf and hearing communities.
Our Objectives
– Enhance the enrollment of African deaf children in schools
– Recruit highly-qualified deaf educators/teachers to promote literacy and serve as role models
– Enable access to current technology for deaf individuals in Africa
– Promote the use of sign language among the deaf and hearing
– Educate hearing communities on the rights and needs of deaf individuals
Our Values and Philosophy
We believe in and advocate an education designed to promote the intellectual, cultural and moral development of deaf individuals.
We view quality education as a foundation for nurturing and developing leadership in a wide variety of disciplines, a key to eradicating extreme poverty and a catalyst for economic growth.
We seek to provide services in a spirit that affirms human dignity, promotes diversity and enhances personal responsibility among deaf individuals.
Our History
More than one million deaf children in Africa are illiterate, dwell in poverty-stricken environments and are confronted with communication barriers. The Andrew Foster AfriDeaf Foundation was established in 2014 as a public charitable foundation to facilitate quality education for the deaf in Africa. With the support of individuals and philanthropic organizations worldwide, the foundation’s intent is to focus its resources on educational institutions for the deaf in Africa.
The Andrew Foster AfriDeaf Foundation, thus named after the late
Dr. Andrew Foster, affirms human dignity, encourages independency and advocates the use of sign language as a means of communication among deaf individuals. The foundation, whose founders are primarily alumni of Gallaudet University (the world’s only liberal arts university for the deaf), is partnering with educational institutions and missionary organizations for the deaf, such as the Christian Mission for the Deaf in Texas, to improve the quality of education for deaf individuals in Africa. To learn more about the legacy of the late Dr. Andrew Foster, please click this link: http://www.gallaudet.edu/150/celebrate/visionary- leaders/andrew-foster.html.
Our Leadership
Clement Abonyi – President
Adeoye Okeniyi – Vice President
John Olumoya – Director
Toyin Fasakin – Secretary
Kudi Usman – Event Coordinator
Lydia Olubgodi – Treasurer
Segun Aluko – Webmaster
Abiola Haroun – Chief Editor/Outreach Officer