'The Situation of the Deaf in Africa'- Challendges to participation in society
Date
From: 19 June 2012 16:00
Till: 19 June 2012 18:00
Location:
ISS, Kortenaerkade 12, Den Haag
Description
Public lecture
ISS and Kentalis present a public lecture by Mr. Mukuma Chikwata from Zambia
About the lecture
'The Situation of the Deaf in Africa'- Challendges to participation in society.
Mukuma Chikwata will provide information on the situation of deaf education in Africa, covering primary, secondary and tertiary education opportunities and challenges.
Due to his experience he can provide an insight into the situation in the rural as well as in the urban areas and into the obstacles for proper participation in social, economic and political life in contemporary African societies.
About the speaker
Mr. Mukuma Chikwata has worked in deaf education for twenty years, obtained a general Teacher Education diploma in 1993, followed by a Certificate degree in 1997 and a Diploma degree in 2004 in special needs education.
He was the first deaf student to train at Zambia National Institute for Special Needs Education (ZAMISE). In 2007, Mukuma Chikwata was elected by the deaf people to be the President of Zambia National Association of the Deaf (ZNAD) and also the same year the Zambian Minister of Community Development Mother and Child Health appointed him to be a member of the Board of Directors to represents the Zambian Deaf Community on the board of Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities (ZAPD).
See for more information:
If you would like to attend the lecture, please send an email to kennisevenementen@kentalis.nl
Publication date: Monday, 11 June 2012
