If you are deaf in Cameroon, you can't rely on government help, as there are no government state deaf schools nor any financial assistance to speak of. Your pleas fall on deaf ears. It's pretty shameful.
All hope lies in the dedicated work of the NGO's (of which i think there are only seven or eight in the whole of Cameroon!) to teach you a wonderful language with your hands and the knowledge that you're not alone.
There is one such place i have been introduced to by a lovely Texan girl called Meredith, called 'the Buea school for the deaf'. It's a very well run primary school with dedicated staff and very polite, attentive students. They all sign good afternoon to me, so i've definately learned that sign through repetition.
The class sizes are small and they are filled with an air of positivity.
If children cannot afford to pay the school fees, they can pay in kind (some families provide crops for education, which i think is marvellous!)
It's an amazing place and the owners, Aloys and Margerat (who's from the midlands) are planning to build a secondary school.
They're also giving me sign language classes at a very reasonable rate.
www.bueaschdeaf.org
Here is Meredith's blog for more insight into Cameroon.
www.meredithcameroon.blogspot.com
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