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• Literacy, Language and Parent Workshops Continue
• Helping a Young Girl in Honduras
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Literacy, Language and Parent Workshops Continue

Partners for A Greater Voice creates educational workshops in hearing health and habilitation, fostering skills of parents and teachers vested in aural communication for children with hearing loss. Over 100 training and educational workshops were organized between 2003 and 2010 for hundreds of participating teachers and families. Specially designed to meet the interests and needs of constituents working and living in low resource communities, workshops and educational materials provide key information in literacy and language development for young children with hearing loss. Parent workshops provide emotional support to parents, educate parents and foster parent participation. 

Over 65 volunteer teachers, parents and audiologists have partnered with Greater Voice.  From introductory workshops on hearing health and oral deaf education to specific professional development initiatives in literacy, auditory-verbal education, early identification, developing self-esteem, Greater Voice has inspired parents, parent groups, teachers and several schools. Click here for History of Greater Voice Projects.

Greater Voice depends on your contributions to continue their professional workshop initiatives. You can make a difference for a child living with hearing loss! Make your tax deductible contribution today!

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Helping a Young Girl in Honduras

Tegucigalpa is the capitol of Honduras and is the largest city in the country.  The city’s name is derived from the Nahuatl word teguz-galpa, which means “silver hills”.  Founded by Spanish settlers, the region abounds with business, yet amidst the glimmering hills there are children with hearing loss that need help. Though the Honduran government has proclaimed sign language as the mode of communication for the deaf, Partners for A Greater Voice is working against the grain to foster an understanding of auditory development for Angie.  In October 2007 Partners for A Greater Voice first received a call from Carol Serna who worked for an NGO in Ojojona and where she met Yessenia, the mother of a Angie who was deaf. Partners for A Greater Voice began counseling Carol on hearing loss and auditory development to help Angie and her family. Through the Give the Gift of Hearing program, email exchanges, and an in-country assessment, Partners for A Greater Voice has since donated hearing aids, batteries, and educational materials, solidifying a relationship with Carol and the mainstream school where Angie is placed. Counseling to Yessenia and support to teachers has helped Angie thrive, while also fostering awareness of learning to listen and talk. With your financial support, Greater Voice can continue to help Angie and foster skills of teachers interested in aural communication. 

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