Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children, a registered Palestinian NGO located in Gaza city, has been working in the field of deaf education and allied services since 1992. Literally thousands of deaf children and adults and their families are served annually at Atfaluna through deaf education, audiology, speech therapy, income generating programs for the deaf, vocational training, parents’, teachers’ and community training and awareness programs, and a host of other services and programs.
Atfaluna Mission:
To improve the lives of the deaf persons in the Gaza Strip by empowering them socially, economically, culturally, and civilly
The Society’s Main Services and Programs:
• Academic Education for 300 Deaf Students
• Training of Teachers of Deaf Students
• Primary and Diagnostic Hearing Screening
• Hearing Aid Repair
• Speech Therapy Services
• Early Intervention Services
• Sign Language Training
• Income Generation and Vocational Training for deaf persons Deaf people
• Community Education and Awareness
• Psycho-Social and Counseling Services