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Transcript of Annual report HLID 2010 - 2011
December 2011
P.O.Box 15, Salt 19110, Jordan
Tel. + 962 5 3554953 Fax + 962 5 3554951 E-mail [email protected]
Allah Kariem God provides
ORAORA ET LABORAET LABORA
under the auspices of the Jerusalem Diocese of the Arab
Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
(Pray and Work)
Annual reportAnnual report
2010 – 2012010 – 20111
A MESSAGE FROM THE INSTITUTE
“GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD”
Around 1975/6 a civil war raged in Beirut-Lebanon. Night after night the heavy gun
emplacements near the Deaf school roared away, sending death and destruction into
Beirut city. For us that was not as bad as the incoming heavy caliber grenades that
sought to destroy the heavy cannon around us but ended up hitting the school. The
electricity authorities had given up on repairing the overhead cables and you just did
what you could, repairing them yourself, running cables to the neighbours, installing
generators. Thus we were getting used to having only occasional electrical power. The
village bakery nearby was having a hard time as without electricity he could not run his
mixers, ovens and whatever else. The baker tried his best and was always there as soon
as the electricity came back on. People knew and would go to get large quantities of
bread the moment they thought it safe, and subsequently the bakery was always sold out.
One late Saturday afternoon the electricity was switched back on and he started baking
bread, expecting people to come as usual. However, because only a little later the
shelling started people were held back from leaving their houses, afraid to cross the
streets and get bread.
On a hill nearby the school was a convent of the
Sisters of St. Claire, a silent order where the
sisters would not speak unless strictly necessary.
But, for that matter, they would pray the more.
Under war- like conditions it was difficult for
them to go to the city and buy their supplies and
so I had offered that whenever I went to get our
own supplies I would call first to get their
shopping list as well. Going to the city and
sometimes getting shot at (or kidnapped) was
hazardous enough and one was always mentally
in high gear and perhaps not in the right frame of
mind for other than very quick emergency
prayers. Therefore the deal with the sisters was
that I would do the shopping and they would do
some serious praying. It so happened that during
one week, just before Easter, they had not asked
Message from Br. Andrew
“Therefore the deal with the sisters was that I would do
the shopping and they would do some serious praying”
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for anything because they were fasting till early
Sunday morning when they would celebrate the
resurrection of our Lord. All I needed to do was
make sure that there was enough fresh bread and
some other things on the Saturday evening for
them to celebrate Easter. That Saturday before
Easter Sunday I had been to the city to buy food
and other supplies as well as some bread and we
had enough bread for next morning’s breakfast,
with some left for the rest of Easter day. But
early evening someone knocked on the kitchen
door and lo and behold, there was a sister to see
about their bread. To my great embarrassment I
had to admit that I had forgotten to buy extra
supplies for them as promised. I insisted that they
should take the bread we had as we (!) didn’t mind having rice pudding the next day.
Although the sister did not really like the idea we managed to convince her to take the
bread. At least that way we had kept our promise and they could eat after fasting the
week. Perhaps this would be our turn to fast?
Late in the evening there was again a knock on the kitchen door. I went to open and
couldn’t believe my eyes. There was the village baker with an enormous pile of beautiful
fresh bread (the Arabic flat bread) in his arms, and a polite question on his lips whether
he could come in. He had been baking since the afternoon when power had come on, but
when the shelling started again people had not come. As he did not want to waste the
bread and had missed us coming to the bakery, he had thought that perhaps we could use
some? There was all the fresh bread we needed, and more to spare, from a wonderfully
generous baker and a wonderfully caring God. Later I asked Mother Superior in the
Convent whether they had prayed? Of course they had…
“Late in the evening there was again a knock on the
kitchen door. I went to open and couldn’t believe my eyes”
A MESSAGE FROM THE INSTITUTE
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A UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION
The Holy Land Institute for the Deaf seeks to enable and prepare deaf, hard-of-hearing
and deafblind children, as well as people with other sensory and physical disabilities, for
inclusion and participation in their families and communities in a meaningful way, and to
make their valuable contribution to civic society in the Middle East.
The HLID provides an attractive and challenging social and learning environment and
comprehensive services for hearing impaired children to develop and expand their
individual capacities.
In the following sections you can read about the Institute’s activities.
WHAT WE BELIEVE? (VISION)
“We believe in a world in which all are seen as equal, both in the eyes of people as well
as of the Creator, the Lord our God”.
WHAT WE WANT? (MISSION)
WHY WE DO THIS? (VALUES)
WHAT WE DO? (MANDATE)
Unique
Everybody is created in the image of God. All people, including Deaf people and those
who are deafblind or otherwise disabled, are important for society.
Being a neighbour
We want to live the lessons and examples of Jesus the Christ (the Messiah) in our daily
walk, decisions and activities. We see an important role for diaconal service, that is: to
be an altruistic neighbour because of the Creator and his loving plan for this world. The
Arabic words ‘Allah Kariem’, meaning ‘God provides’, bind us together. The way God
cares for us, so we care for each other.
Together with the Islamic community
Most of our work is located in an Islamic
context. It is important to develop and
maintain good and respectful relations with
the Moslem and other communities around
us. As children of Abraham our mutual
heritage lies at the root of this concept and
we wish to break down walls of
misunderstanding.
Church network
As part of the local Church - the (Arab) Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle
East - the Institute and its local and international partners represent one of the diaconal
activities of the Christian communities worldwide.
Petra: deafblind Mohammed on his Camel
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During the past year the main building
activity concerned the new Chapel. The
old one became too small and was always
very hot during the summer months. The
new and bigger Chapel has better air-
circulation and is lighter. We are still
working on the Audio- and Visual
equipment. The boys of the Institute’s
vocational training helped by doing the
woodwork, the painters painted and the
metal work students made the balustrades
and window bars.
We are enormously grateful to the major donors, the Maurice and Hilde Laing
Foundation - UK and the Jordanian Issam and Samia Salfiti Family Fund. At the
Ashford School in England a few students worked together with a stained-glass artist on
the window by the baptistery, donated by the UCST (United Church School Trust). Our
colleague Alia also did some stained-glass work and friends in Egypt painted the
beautiful icons. The large lighting fixtures, curtains and other items were donated by
Jordanian friends.
In August the foundation works for the new building were started. It will accommodate
the expansion for the deafblind unit and the new offices, reception and other space for
the administration.
The building itself was paid by USAID
and HM the King will donate the lift (for
the deafblind children) and all the
furniture. We thank the donors most
sincerely.
BUILDINGS
A NEW CHAPEL
Involving the Almighty in our lives
Everything, even buildings, grows
DEAFBLIND Unit & ADMINISTRATION bloc
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INSTITUTE
The Organisational Development project that was initiated 3 years ago meant to streamline the organization and make its staf
positions that were found to be needed, and develop proper succession plans. Meanwhile we also had a good look at the finances and were able to implement some savings without compromising
on the quality of the various programmes.
The expanded administration costs more money but
it helps us to be more efficient and effective,
particularly in fundraising and public relations. We
are grateful to CBM-Germany for providing the
financial support and consultancies for the
organizational development plan.
The administrative staff now numbers 9 people.
Next we are keen to develop a well-researched and
considered Knowledge-Management (KM)
programme. In a meeting of senior staff somebody
recently remarked that there were literally
hundreds of years of experience sitting around the
table. We want to treasure this “intellectual and
social capital”. The planned KM department will
help us institutionalize this valuable knowledge,
experience and expertise. It will guide the planning
and implementation of the administration
(computerization) and training for the staff (self-
learning). We would like to make this knowledge
and experience available to others and particularly
to the Institute’s new generation of leaders and
staff (mentoring). Finally, we hope to strengthen
the school’s future educational and vocational
training curricula (Deaf education) and expand the
national and regional training programmes
(training of others through department S.T.R.I.D.E.
- Salt Training & Resource institute for Disability,
Etc.).
We will need some additional funding to be able to
recruit the appropriate staff.
Most importantly, we are still in need of expert
help to develop this project.
Organizational Develoment (OD)
Knowledge Management (KM)
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e organization and make its staff structure more horizontal, strengthen the administration with some
lso had a good look at the finances and were able to implement some savings without compromising
INSTITUTE
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SCHOOL
Preparing women to become self-
supporting and live a productive and
independent life.
Originally the HLID was just a school for deaf children. At the present time children
from the very early age of 3 years until they reach maturity and have completed High
school, find here a loving and stimulating place.
They are taught to communicate with others in their own language, which is Sign
language. They will also use the spoken and particularly the written language and
develop competent skills in both Arabic and English. In competitions and other shared
activities with regular schools the Deaf young people prove to be quite the equals - and
sometimes perform even better - than their hearing peers. This year six students
completed 12th grade and graduated from High school. They continued their studies in
various fields at University level.
The financial support for 70 needy students
from the Higher Council (HCD) is greatly
appreciated. We also want to thank the many
international sponsors and donors who help
the children come to school.
Of the 34 qualified teachers 10 are
themselves Deaf. The total number of
children and young people in school is 159.
No future without knowledge
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Girls
The department offers training in skills and
crafts that will enable women to work in
industry or at home and augment the private or family income. For those who show
interest, aptitude and skill there are programmes for child care, ear mould manufacture or
computer skills as well.
30 Girls and young women learn basic domestic skills (sewing, cooking and cleaning),
and employable skills such as weaving and embroidery, ceramics and mosaic work.
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Boys
Students from the carpentry, painting and
metalwork sections worked on a number of
projects for clients or for the school, such as
the new chapel. They make wooden
furniture, kitchens, doors & windows, as
well as metal balustrades and burglar bars.
Others painted and also helped around the
school in various ways. Two boys want to be weavers, which needs muscles. One boy is
good at art and drawing and he joined the ceramics section.
The workshops seek to earn income and cover expenses by marketing the products they
manufacture.
A total of 30 boys attended the vocational training.
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Giving boys the best possible start
in their professional life
Constant and persistent training is given by
both teachers and Deaf young people to the
deafblind children. Love, patience and
perseverance open up a world for them
which they would never know if this unit
did not exist.
New children were accepted, who start by
getting to know and trust the people who care for them. Two and a half year old
Mourhaf, f.i., has learned to trust his teacher and has happy moments with the deaf girl
taking care of him. Slowly he gets more familiar with the rhythm and routines of the day
and he already knows how to express that he is hungry or thirsty.
The Jordanian Higher Council for the Affairs of Person with Disabilities (HCD) provides
substantial support. We are also very grateful to Swiss Friends of the Holy Land Institute
for the Deaf for their generous financial help.
There were five boys and three girls in the unit this year. They are taught and cared for by
8 teachers by day and 3 at night. One volunteer is working with 17 year old Mohammed,
and the deaf children take turns caring for the deafblind outside school hours.
Learning to make full use of
senses that are functional
DEAFBLIND UNIT
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Without Sign language Deaf children live an
isolated life and will have serious problems
learning how to express themselves fluently
and discuss their needs and desires. It is
wonderful to see how these children start to
blossom once they understand what
language can do for them. The Sign
language department conducted courses for
teachers for the deaf. It also developed films and videos to better be able to instruct Sign
language and standardize the exams. This year Rowan, a Deaf university graduate who
has just signed up for a Master’s degree, is the teacher. She teaches and also helps
Ahlam with the development of training materials for Sign language Interpreting
training courses.
Two of the school’s teachers passed the Sign language interpreting exams and are now
licensed to interpret in official settings, such as hospitals, schools, courts of law, etc.
The Sign language education and the Training for Sign language Interpreters courses that
are given through this department also earn income as participants usually pay a small
amount of money as fees, but financial support is needed.
Courses in level 1 and 2 were given to school staff, teachers, parents, University students
and others interested. For level 1 there were 39 participants, and 8 for level 2.
Communication without spoken language
The department provided hearing aids for people
who are poor and cannot afford to buy them. Many
people came to the clinic in the Institute, or to the
Outreach programme clinics on locations throughout the country. There the Audiology
team could help them by testing their hearing and fitting the hearing aids they needed so
badly. Ear moulds were custom-made to fit their ears, and clients were given (back) the
priceless gift of better hearing.
We are grateful for the financial support
from the Higher Council (HCD) as well as
from CBM (Christoffel Blind Mission-
Germany) and other sources.
A total of 5341 patients were seen, both new
and old ones, for control. 375 hearing aids
were given out, 386 impressions were made,
and 353 ear moulds fitted.
Giving “ear” to the poor
H.E.A.R. (Hearing aids, Ear moulds, Audiology & Resources)
SIGN LANGUAGE department
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S.T.R.I.D.E. (Salt Training and Resource Institute for Disability, Etc.)
Sharing knowledge about teaching the
deaf with others will multiply the
numbers of deaf people who benefit
from the available experience and
expertise. The HLID / STRIDE
department conducted courses in Iraq and
Jordan for both Deaf and hearing teachers for deaf children. Parents in Iraq attended
Deaf-awareness and Child-Protection seminars, to better equip them to raise their deaf
children. In Jordan the basic and follow-up Sign language courses were given to teachers
in two Deaf schools. Five-week courses on Deaf culture and history were given to deaf
class room assistants. Books are being translated and prepared for publication on the
rehabilitation and education of deafblind children. Government curricula and syllabi as
well as other materials that are used in regular schools were adapted and printed for use
at the HLID. Through the HLID / STRIDE department the whole Middle East region
benefits from the expertise that is gathered and developed in Salt.
The STRIDE department’s Teacher Training for teachers (Hearing and Deaf) of the Deaf
earns income by offering its programme of training courses to international organizations
in the region. CBM-Germany continues to support these courses as well.
In Iraq 17 people participated in the basic course, 13 in the follow up course and 6 came
to Salt for the advanced course. Two seminars about awareness were attended by around
80 parents each, and were given in two schools.
One and one makes many
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The outreach programme aims to give
persons with sensory, physical, mental
and multiple impairments an opportunity to participate in their community and play a
meaningful role in society. In many places in Jordan services are being provided through
the CBR programmes. Together with ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) and
HLID / STRIDE a project was started in Sukhneh refugee camp to help deaf and disabled
people with medical treatment, rehabilitation, education and training. A similar project
for the Madaba refugee camp is now in progress. Not only the camp, but the towns and
surrounding areas benefit. In every Outreach location training courses are given to
teachers and volunteers on the integration and inclusion of deaf and hearing impaired
children in regular schools. Teachers receive training on the planning and preparation of
lesson plans and lessons for deaf children. The mobile HEAR Audiology clinic visits
each location once a month to perform hearing tests and fit ear moulds and hearing aids.
These programmes are very important as they reach the poorest of the poor. The ANERA-
and other such short-term projects are financed by the respective partner organizations.
However, the longer-term Outreach programmes do not receive regular support from
outside sources.
The Outreach team consists of 3 specialists from the HLID, as well as 1 specialist for the
blind, 2 physiotherapists, 1 occupational therapist and 1 expert in special education who
are seconded by specialized partner organizations in Jordan. Unfortunately there was a
vacancy for the Sign language
team member. In the four
(Outreach) community centers
300 children and adults benefit
from these services. 105 of
them are deaf.
Inclusion for Deaf and disabled
persons in community and society
OUTREACH
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In and around
A house of service for
people with disabilities
Jofeh Community RehabilitationCentre "Beit Saleem" near the Dead Sea,much work is being done for both hearing-,visually-, intellectually- and physicallyimpaired children. Many of them areintegrated in public schools in the area. In
the centre itself the workshops for sewing, embroidery, paper recycling, woodwork,weaving and computing are a blessing for many young people with disabilities and theirfamilies in this under-privileged and underdeveloped area. Many lovely items wereproduced, and bought by the many visitors that come to visit the centre.
There is a kindergarten class for hearing impaired children in Jofeh village and there aretwo classes for them in regular public schools. A number of hearing and visuallyimpaired children as well as some physically challenged children are fully integrated inpublic schools in two villages. Each school has one volunteer to help them.
The Beit Saleem centre generates income through the beautiful articles that are beingproduced by staff, trainees and volunteers. We are very happy with the continuingsupport of the Episcopal Relief & Development Organization (ERD) in New York, andits regular financial grants. They are very much appreciated.
12 trainees participated in a 2-months training course on weaving, needle work andceramics at the vocational training department at the HLID in Salt. 27 employees andvolunteers were trained and serve in Jofeh itself. A total of 143 children and adults withdisabilities, including 3 classes with intellectually impaired children and 2 classes withDeaf children, benefited from the centre.
JOFEH
FINANCIAL REPORT
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Note: The surplus/deficit represents money held in accounts for current capital projects
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FINANCIAL REPORT
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Holy Land Institute for the Deaf
P.O.Box 15, Salt 19110, Jordan
Tel.: +962 5 355 4953 Fax: +962 5 335 4951
Email: [email protected]
Please visit our website: www.allah-kariem.org
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THANKYOU
‘Thankyou’ to the Societies “Allah Kariem” - Friends of the Holy and Institute for the
Deaf - Holland, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the USA; the Higher
Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities (HCD) - Jordan; CBM (Christoffel
Blind Mission) - Germany; USAID; Bussandri Foundation - Canada; Jordan Jewel Tour;
HIKMA/Arab Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company - Salt; Episcopal Relief &
Development (ERD) - USA; Intercontinental Hotel-Amman; Netherlands Embassy -
Amman; HSBC Bank - Amman; ANERA - USA; Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) -
USA; Union Bank - Amman; Ahli Bank - Salt/Amman; Least Coin Fellowship; Young
Presidents Organization; Jordan-Kuwait Bank; our faithful friend Alistair Eadie; Twinkle
Society & Rula Kattan; British Evang. Deaf Church; Ranwa Nuqul & family; Anglican
Church- Ladies Guild - Amman; N.T.Community Church - USA; Anglo-Jordanian Society
- UK; Lions Clubs - Jordan; Mrs. F.M.Dababneh; ‘Lammers-church choir’ - Holland;
local businesses that give discounts and schools that are supportive in a variety of ways;
…and many friends; “Allah Kariem” (God Provides!).
At the HLID praying and working go hand-in-hand