What we do:
Friends of the Deaf promotes awareness and raises funds and volunteers for LAVOSI, located in Antigua, Guatemala, a project educating and training people with auditory deficiencies, their families and their communities.
The Facts are:
- In Guatemala there are an estimated 100,000 to 500,000 men, women and children (out of a total population of about 14 million) with hearing deficiencies
- The Guatemalan government does not have the resources to help fund organizations such as LAVOSI
- The public education system of Guatemala makes no provisions to address the needs of this group.
- The few private schools in the country cannot address the needs of a population this large.
Our Vision:
To see a more just Guatemala where every citizen has an opportunity to receive the education and training they need to become productive members of their communities. We want to break the cycle of poverty and injustice that the deaf face everyday by giving them the opportunities and acceptance that they can find in few places in Guatemala.
