LEED Pune - & what do you think LEED stands for?? Its simple - Leadership Education, Empowerment of Deaf in Pune. Its a group of one hearing person [ "Me"] and a group of Deaf individuals mostly in their twenties. We have been on the move to bring about a change in our lives.
The Deaf community at large is an isolated group, not due to their Deafness, but due to a language difference, a communication barrier. This has lead to lower self esteem, lower confidence and a very limited level of information. One can imagine how life is when we are partly educated, or partly informed.. Well our Deaf individuals face a number of difficulties that have been due to the above.
LEED Pune - though not yet registered , is a group of dedicated individuals who are working towards eradicating the communication / language barrier. We have been conducting English literacy classes since Nov 2010 till date. Initially we didnt have a place to conduct classes so we did small sessions from home, eventually we found a small hall in Viman Nagar Pune and we conducted classes there for around 3 months.
We have moved ahead and the number of Deaf individuals who have joined us has increased. We have now temporarily been given a proper classroom at a college. With better infrastructure and a classroom set up its easier to teach and learn.
Its not only teaching and learning that we do at LEED Pune. We have various discussions and a few fun filled activities too..
Everyone at LEED Pune is always waiting for a Sunday as its the day we all come together and have some good fun!
Cheers and keep looking for more news on LEED Pune.
Atsy..
Well Done... Leed pune and here's wishing u guys enormous success that m sure is just around the corner... wait a minute... who is that peeking.... oh.... its already here!!!
ReplyDeleteBravo for all the hard work, u guys are an inspiration!!
So here's to loads of success!! Cheers!! Clap Clap Clap!!
Truly great efforts Atsy / all the best to LEED/ let me know if i could get involved/
ReplyDeleteJacqui
Congratulations on your first post!! :)
ReplyDeleteI like this quote hence sharing it with you guys:
"The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are."
This is a great beginning...am sure you guys are going to rock...and educate people so that they can see voices...wish you all the very best! :)
Sabiha - thanks a ton for your wishes and your confidence in us. Its possible only because you are around always to help, motivate and support.
ReplyDeleteJacqui - Thanks a ton and yes we would be glad to have more people get involved.
Asim - Thanks ever so much for your support. I love what you say here "educate people so that they can see voices". With wishes from all you wonderful people all family and friends this will help us bring the change we want to see in society.
A heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you!
Atsy..
hey there is more to come so keep watching.. :-)
Atsy!! Nice to see u people working for a gud cause. May God lead u to His best!!!
ReplyDeleteDon't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves. ~ Dale Carnegie