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New partnership extends Gallaudet’s global efforts to Ethiopia
Jan 16, 2024
By Todd Byrd
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A new and promising partnership that aims to promote opportunities for an improved quality of life for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind people in Ethiopia was launched on December 18, 2023 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Gallaudet University and the Republic of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women and Social Affairs (MoWSA). This landmark partnership expands Gallaudet’s global efforts to enhance education, training, and official recognition of sign language in Africa’s two most populous countries – Nigeria and Ethiopia, respectively. Moreover, the Gallaudet community will reap benefits from learning about life in Africa.
Provost Khadijat Rashid, ’90, welcomed the guests who witnessed the official beginning of this historic partnership in a signing ceremony hosted by the Office of International Affairs and held in the National Deaf Life Museum, the site of a similar MOU [...]