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The Ayele Foundation
Deaf Educators Conference
In September 2015, representatives from Ayele Foundation held the first ever Deaf Educators Conference which addressed “Deaf Education and Computer Based Learning”. Teachers, students, and officials from the government of Ghana gathered in Kumasi for the presentation of the Ghanaian Sign Language (GSL) Dictionary which Ayele Foundation has been working on for the past year.
Dr. Jess Freeman King, Utah State University – “Providing Deaf Children with Opportunities to Succeed”
Dr. Bryan Eldredge, Utah Valley University – “Deaf and Self Improvement”
Jan Kelley King, Utah State University – “Parents and their Deaf Children”
Dr. Bill Vicars, California State University Sacramento – “Deaf Education and Computer Based Learning”
We plan to continue the conference biannually and have already begun recruitment for the expansion and maintenance of the GSL dictionary. As a result of the success at the conference, over the next 10 years we hope to:
- Build an ICT training center to equip and train Deaf teachers from the various universities in Ghana.
- Form a new team that will include selected participants who represented the various regions at the conference to continue to expand the dictionary.
- Give a formal presentation on the project at the Ministry of Education to build government support.
- Establish a scholarship program to help well deserving students continue on to university.
Essubinya School Building
We are currently accepting donations for the building of a school in the village of Essubinya. Currently the foundation has been poured, and we look forward to finishing he two room school, complete with new books, chairs, and desks. To find out how you can help donate please contact info@ayelefoundation.org with “Essubinya School Building Fund” in the subject.