Talking fingers in 2014
From the left are the photographer of the CLaSH calender ,Mechthild Merdes, Head of Marketing at Standard Bank, Thaddeus Maswahu, Director of CLaSH, Heide Beinhauer, Head of Risk Compliance at Standard Bank, Ehrenfried Meroro with CLaSH children at the launch of the new calendar. (Photograph by Melba Chipepo).
The calender has assisted ClaSH to raise international and local awareness on the needs and services available for hearing impaired children in Namibia. In addition to the calender, Standard Bank also supports ClaSH’s outreach programmes that are aimed at identifying children with hearing loss at an early stage. Standard Bank Namibia provided N$105,000 to CLaSH, mainly for the production of the 2014 calender, while the remaining funds are used for the necessary outreach efforts.
“Let my fingers do the talking” is the message for the calender of 2014, mirroring the same message as last year’s only that it is using different words to say “even though we are deaf we can talk nevertheless”. The calender does not only illustrate the richness of sign communication but also the incredible expressiveness of the deaf children’s faces.
The 2014 calender is in A4 format and is more user-friendly in the sense that is can readily be used as a diary as well.
The calendar sells for N$80 and is available at the CLaSH offices near the Polytechnic in Windhoek, at various bookshops country wide, and from Penduka.
