Education
In recent years, EOTAS has built a school with boarding houses, so that deaf children from far away or with other travel problems can receive daily education. In addition, the children receive protection, medical care and sufficient food while they are at school. While it goes without saying that in the Netherlands every child is entitled to good education, in Tanzania that is not automatically the case.
Deafness, among other things, is often seen as a punishment from God for parental behaviour, which means that many deaf children do not have a fair chance to receive education, if we do not assist children and parents. EOTAS continues to optimize the activities it carries out in Tanzania, so that in the future the school can continue to function with the available local resources. EOTAS aims to ensure that deaf children have sufficient education and knowledge to be self-reliant in the future.
EOTAS aims to ensure that deaf children have sufficient education and knowledge to be self-reliant in the future.
‘Signs are to eyes what words are to ears.’
Ken Glickman (Deaf Proverbs Book Writer)
Activities
We organize activities for the children to develop their skills.
24 years of eotas
– for ourselves to bring back beautiful memories.
Enjoy all the beautiful images and the enthusiastic looks on our children’s faces.
News
Our Deaf children are proud of their achievements
Deaf Children at the Dodoma DeaF School are learning many creative skills in our Wanaziwi Art and Craft Centre. Besides learning to paint, draw, making paper items, they also learn to make clothes as you can see in this video.
EOTAS photo album of the last 24 years
EOTAS Foundation has supported deaf children in Tanzania since 1996. This was possible thanks to the great support from many sponsors and volunteers during the past 24 years. Together with our dedicated co-workers in Tanzania did we manage to complete the Dodoma Deaf...
August 2020
After 24 years of hard work, collecting sponsorship money and working even harder, EOTAS completed the construction of the Deaf Institute in Dodoma Tanzania in August 2020. There is a beautiful kindergarten, primary school, dining room with kitchen and theater stage,...