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Statistics on People with Hearing Loss 350 million persons world-wide (Disabling Hearing Loss) WHO 80 million persons in Africa (10% of the population) 2-4% Deaf people is Christians
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Impact of disability Excluded from society No education No job opportunities ⁻ 70-80% unemployment Sometimes accepted in the church
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Challenges of the disabled Physical disability – mobility Blindness – autonomy Deafness – communication All the other disabilities still have interaction with the typical world. The Deaf are excluded from ‘typical’ people, because they cannot communicate.
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Deaf Christian Ministry Africa - 8 years of training deaf persons as pastors / ministers -
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Certificate IV in Biblical Ministry Diploma in Biblical Ministry Advanced Diploma in Biblical Ministry Church year (DRC/ AFM/ URCSA / RCZ) Graduate Diploma in Biblical Ministry Vocational Training
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Continuous ministry experience Preaching Drama Experiential learning Counselling
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Spiritual Formation - Prayer - Spiritual disciplines - Daily power hour Skills development - Critical Thinking skills - Entrepreneurial skills - Literacy - Social skills (SOCOMO) - Computer skills Developing the full potential of students Character development − Emotional Intelligence − 10 point Evaluation
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Annual outreaches to Deaf communities throughout Southern Africa
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Community development - HIV- HIV awareness training for Deaf people Train-the-trainer: Deaf leaders
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Training church leaders in the Bible Training Deaf fac ilitators Community Development -Discipleship Training-
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Making an impact
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DCMA partners Veritas College International Dutch Reformed Church Apostolic Faith Mission Reformed Church of Zimbabwe Reformed Church of Swaziland Deaf Friendly NetACT
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Helen Keller
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