The document discusses deaf communities in developing countries and efforts to support them. It provides examples of projects run by development organizations in countries like Albania and Kosovo that aim to establish organizations run by deaf people, develop sign language resources and interpretation services, provide deaf education, and offer vocational training opportunities. Through these initiatives, deaf communities gain greater independence and ability to advocate for themselves.

1. Colin Allen Groningen, The Netherlands 22 nd November, 2008 Deaf People in Developing Countries

3. Famine Dirty Water Emergency Shelter Typhoon Malaria

5. High income Upper-middle income Lower-middle income Low income http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_countries

7. Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Co-operation http://www.minbuza.nl/en/developmentcooperation/partners,partnerlanden_in_europa.html

12. Organisation Training Sign Language Interpreters Training Sri Lanka Organisation Training Sign Language Work Nicaragua Organisation Training Nepal Deaf Education Laos Organisation Training Sign Language Work Gambia Sign Language Work Deaf Education HIV/AIDS Ethiopia Deaf Sports Bolivia Sweden Development Co-operation Projects Country Ordinary Members

13. Deaf Education Organisation Training Viet Nam Children with Disabilities African Decade Deaf Human Rights Pre-planning Project Global Theatre Programme for Deaf Youth Uganda Organisation Training Thailand Organisation Training Resource Centre (Yombo) Tanzania Organisation Training South Africa Sweden Development Co-operation Projects Country Ordinary Members

14. Sign Language Work Central Asia & Caucasus Organisation Training Palestine Sign Language Work Ethiopia Vocational Training Cambodia Organisation Support Sign Language Work Advocacy Work Albania Finland Organisation Training Madagascar Norway Organisation Training Ghana Denmark Development Co-operation Projects Country Ordinary Members

15. Organisational Work Sign Language Work Deaf Education Mozambique Developing Services for the Prevention of Substance Abuse among Deaf People in North Western Russia North Western Russia Improving Awareness on Substance Abuse among Kyrgyz Deaf People Kyrgyzstan Organisation Work Sign Language Interpreters Training Sign Language Work Kosovo Finland Development Co-operation Projects Country Ordinary Members

16. Uganda Malawi Namibia Finland Development Co-operation Projects Country Ordinary Members

17. Deaf Leaders Training within Organisation Work JICA Deaf Leadership Program Deaf Youth Training Duskin Leadership Program for Persons with Disabilities Organisation Training Mekong River Sub region (Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam) Sign Language Work Myanmar Japan Development Co-operation Projects Country Ordinary Members

18. ANAD Albanian National Association of the Deaf

19. Where is Albania?

22. The collapse of communism and the opening of the country in 1990s mean that Deaf people were able to meet each other on regular basis.

23. Sign Language Work in Albania

28. The first dictionary publication: Gjuha e Shenjave Shqipe 1

32. Trainees for the Albanian Sign Language Interpreters Training

33. Kosovar Association of the Deaf supported by Finnish Association of the Deaf and Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

34. Where is Kosovo?

39. Aim of Organisational Training The overall aim of this organisational training was to advance these local Deaf Clubs into democratic associations capable of fulfilling their organisational responsibilities by providing organisational services and information to their local Deaf members and advocate for Deaf issues .