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Cycling for the Deaf in Africa

Cycling for the Deaf in Africa

Join the world’s largest timed cycle race with the Cape Town Cycle Tour. Use your influence to raise funds for a great cause! Funds raised will go towards Deaf education.

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Ido Awards 2015

Ido Awards 2015

Romeel and Carla Jaftha (Deaf couple) from Pretoria, were the 2015 winners of the Ido Against All Odds awards during the 2015 Ido Awards held in Johannesburg South Africa.

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Ido Awards 2014

Ido Awards 2014

Pastor Anthony Langwenya and his wife Nonhlanhla (both Deaf) from Swaziland received the Ido Against All Odds Award on Saturday 15 February 2014 at the Ido Awards of the exclusive Ido Magazine. Ten Deaf couples from Africa accompanied the CEO of DeafNET to this...

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Visit to Netherlands

Visit to Netherlands

The chairperson of DeafNET’s Board of Trustees, Reverend AL Smit and the CEO of DeafNET, Mrs S Willemse, recently visited the Netherlands for discussions with the main sponsor of DeafNET, Stichting Vriende van Effatha (SVE).

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DeafNET & Kinders van Stilte partnership

DeafNET & Kinders van Stilte partnership

Magdel Burger (Sign Language Interpreter) and Solizma Benson (Deaf) from DeafNET assisted with Sign Language for a Theatre piece called "Kinders van Stilte." Magdel together with Solizma initially spent about 4 days with Vicki Fourie, Goodwill Ambassador of DeafNET...

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