MNI Working with CHAVITA, Tanzania Assn of the Deaf, in Eastern Africa
MNI works with CHAVITA, the Tanzania Association of the Deaf. CHAVITA is training Deaf people in advocating with local government.
What do we do
Outreach activities
Project Funding & Support
Resource Center
Capacity Building
Training of Trainers
Professional Development
Read our Stories
Deaf International Development Professionals: Joshua Josa
Watch Joshua Josa, a Deaf man, explain how he started his career in the international development field. In ASL with English captions.
CBM Representatives Meet Deaf Leaders from Vietnam
Two Deaf leaders from Vietnam, Huong and Linh, share what they know with two CBM staff members, Elizabeth Lockwood and Sian Tesni.
Lionel Smith Interview by Broad Street Media in Barbados
Watch an interview with Lionel Smith, who was president of the New Life Deaf Club in Barbados from 2013 to 2018. Shows history of the club.
We partner with Deaf Communities internationally to mobilize their capabilities, skills and resources to achieve their human rights through accessible communication and education.
Find Resources
Deaf identity and empowerment as response to discrimination
Does the strength of Deaf identity increase Deaf people’s use of empowerment as a response to discrimination? Doctoral thesis.
African Sign Languages: Overview of Situation in West Africa
Explains how Deaf education language policies impact the situation among West African sign languages. Case studies in Ghana, Nigeria, Mali.
International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (IFHOH)
The International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (IFHOH) is a global organization with more than 40 national member organizations.
Deaf People as Interpreters: What they are, How they work
A team of five authors explain what deaf people working as interpreters are, what kind of work they do, in what situations they work, etc.
Meet Our Partners
Watch Webcasts
Universal Design for Learning for Deaf Students
Dr. Christina Yuknis, an associate professor at Gallaudet University, discusses Universal Design for Learning in a hearing classroom for deaf children.
International Volunteer Work: Considerations entering a community overseas as a Deaf woman
Norma discusses considerations entering a community overseas as a Deaf woman, as a Deaf person and then when there, how to work well with people you are there to assist.
International Missionary Work: How we are walking on holy ground when entering Deaf communities
Dr. Kirk VanGilder explains many points about how we are walking on holy ground when entering Deaf communities in another country.