West Bengal
We are committed to actively involving deaf children and their families in all its work.
Our new partner - Graham Bell Centre for the Deaf
We are working in partnership with the Graham Bell School for the Deaf in Pandua, Hooghly district.
Seminars in West Bengal
We know that deaf children and their families understand their own needs best and that our work is most likely to be successful if they are involved.Before developing any partnerships in West Bengal, we held a series of interactive seminars throughout the State. The information that we gathered from these seminars highlighted the issues that are important to deaf children and their parents. These seminars motivated families and communities to think about what they can do to support each other and their deaf children. 
The title of the seminars was ‘Towards a New Horizon’, with a focus on emotional and social needs. The theme was suggested by a group of young deaf people and families.
To date, meetings have been held in Kolkata, Ichapur and Darjeeling and Murshidabad.
Following these seminars, we held a meeting with a representative group consisting of participants from each of these workshops and worked together to develop a way forward for our work in West Bengal.
