Graham Bell Centre for the Deaf
Graham Bell Centre for the Deaf (GBCD), a non-governmental organization, was founded in 1991 in Pandua, West Bengal by a group of young and enthusiastic people of the area. We currently support GBCD to implement project SWANIRMAN, a project for providing training and increasing the awareness of deaf children and their parents to empower them to make decisions for themselves.
The project aims to:
- Identify deaf children at an early stage to promote their social and educational inclusion
- Work with local Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) workers who provide pre-school support to children ensuring that deaf children have fair access to social services
- Provide training to parents to improve communication and allow parents to support their children's studies
- Train teachers in communication and good classroom management techniques
- Provide specific training on deafness for Community Based Rehabilitation workers to maximise effectiveness of their weekly visits to the homes of deaf children
