About
The Deaf Unit was established in 1982 as a ministry of the Episcopal Church, and was registered with Social Affairs No. 4014 for the year 1993 AD, in the name of the Nardin Society for Social Services.
The unit is concerned with rehabilitating the deaf and hard of hearing to integrate into society through academic education from the age of 4 years until the third grade of middle school, speech, vocational training in carpentry, tents, tailoring, accessories, drawing activities, computers, football, and educational and recreational trips.
The Nardin Association provides psychological and health support and medicines for free during the year. The association participates in bazaars to sell its handicraft products, including carpentry, sewing, accessories, and tents. The association also has a permanent exhibition of handicrafts throughout the year. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for hearing-impaired children, youth and families through education, vocational training and spiritual guidance to give them a chance for employment, financial independence and for successful integration into society in Egypt.
The Nardin Association provides psychological and health support and medicines for free during the year. The association participates in bazaars to sell its handicraft products, including carpentry, sewing, accessories, and tents. The association also has a permanent exhibition of handicrafts throughout the year. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for hearing-impaired children, youth and families through education, vocational training and spiritual guidance to give them a chance for employment, financial independence and for successful integration into society in Egypt.
Mission & Vision
Mission:
To provide professional educational, extracurricular, and character development programs and services for deaf and hearing –impaired children and youth to enable them to join the labor market economically as well as socially through professional trainings and programs.Vision:
to build the capacity of deaf and hearing- impaired children and youth, and enabling them with educational, economic and social skills to effectively integrate to various aspects of life.Deaf Unit Ministries: School
01. School
The Deaf Unit provides a bilingual primary and middle school for deaf children based in Cairo, Egypt. At the school, the children learn standard Egyptian Sign Language. Within the first month of being there, they are usually able to communicate with each other. They also learn Arabic, so that they can communicate through writing with the hearing community. All children start schooling at age 5 for primary school and continue to middle school at the age of 17, then students will go to government high school. Before that, they take classes at the Deaf Unit and go to government schools for exams twice a year, which are mid-year exams and final exams. Students receive certification after they pass all exams in primary and middle school.
Our students come from both Muslim and Christian homes and often are from families where both parents and other siblings are hearing. This situation frequently leads to misunderstanding in the family. Therefore, at the Deaf Unit, we seek to provide opportunities for better communication between deaf and hearing people. We offer classes once a week to the parents and people within the local community. The classes teach sign language, help educate them on incorrect stereotypes of the deaf, and give them the opportunity to build connections with other families that have deaf children.
Our students come from both Muslim and Christian homes and often are from families where both parents and other siblings are hearing. This situation frequently leads to misunderstanding in the family. Therefore, at the Deaf Unit, we seek to provide opportunities for better communication between deaf and hearing people. We offer classes once a week to the parents and people within the local community. The classes teach sign language, help educate them on incorrect stereotypes of the deaf, and give them the opportunity to build connections with other families that have deaf children.
02. Vocational Training
Our aim is to improve the quality of life of young, youth, women deaf and hearing impaired by providing and facilitating access to employment and income in order to promote their social and financial independence.
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03. Audiology Clinic
The audiology clinic offers easy-access and affordable hearing tests and ear molds for the deaf community in Old Cairo. The clinic is located on the same property as the school, providing services for the students as well as the surrounding community.
04. Training Programs
Hearing-impairment affects almost two million people in Egypt alone: The Deaf Unit aims to reach these individuals while building awareness, fostering more positive interactions between deaf and hearing individuals.
For Parents of the Deaf: We are committed to involving parents as much as we can through awareness trainings about the fascial life of deaf , free sign language courses. Marriage and family counseling sessions are also available for the families of deaf children, as a healthy home atmosphere is essential for the positive growth of the whole family.
For Deaf Unit Staff: we offer three courses during the year to provide our teachers with the most updated training in English, computers, sign language and new methods of deaf education.
For wider society: we provide training for society, covering topics such as the causes and challenges of being deaf, communication and sign language courses.
For Parents of the Deaf: We are committed to involving parents as much as we can through awareness trainings about the fascial life of deaf , free sign language courses. Marriage and family counseling sessions are also available for the families of deaf children, as a healthy home atmosphere is essential for the positive growth of the whole family.
For Deaf Unit Staff: we offer three courses during the year to provide our teachers with the most updated training in English, computers, sign language and new methods of deaf education.
For wider society: we provide training for society, covering topics such as the causes and challenges of being deaf, communication and sign language courses.
Contact Nardin Association For The Deaf
46 Gammaa Amr Street, from the Nile Corniche, Cairo, Egypt.
+202-23626022