Programs
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The Nyadire Connection maintains many ongoing programs, focused on Health, Orphans, and Education and Relationships:
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Hearing Innovation
Program leader: Deborah Swineford Email: [email protected] Download/print the Hearing Innovation brochure The Nyadire Connection was established in 2006 after a team visited the Nyadire UM Mission in northeastern rural Zimbabwe and returned with the desire to continue to sustain and offer support to the various programs on the Mission. In 1994, through the help of the community, the church, and the Ministry of Education, an educational resource unit was established within the Nyadire Primary School. It serves as a special education program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children in the Mashonaland East Province and is one of the few such programs available for these children. The opportunity to receive an education through the support of sponsors of the Hearing Innovation program (HI) gives students an identity and voice, teaches self-reliance, provides meaningful purpose, and most importantly encourages friendship, value, and goals. In Zimbabwe, school is not free; there is a set fee to attend each of the three school terms per year and uniforms are also mandatory. Because most of the Deaf children live in distant villages to attend school they must board on the Mission, therefore, in addition to the school fees (tuition) there is also a boarding fee which covers their housing and meals. The current resource unit is comprised of two classrooms: one for K-4th grade and one for 5th-7th grade. The teachers are very supportive, but their resources are limited. Once these students complete grade 7, they can no longer attend the program offered at Nyadire Primary; the Mission does not have a secondary program for Deaf learners. At that point, some drop out of school and are faced with a life of doing menial work, but we believe that with further education these students can achieve and be productive and successful citizens. Through donor support and the continued support of sponsors we can assist the Deaf students not only in their primary schooling, but also assist with their further education at a secondary or vocational school program in the capital city of Harare. Click here to see the program's Summer 2025 newsletter. Download and print the Sponsorship Registration Form |
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