Report
International Week of the Deaf (IWDP) and Anweshan 2022
International Week of Deaf People (IWDP) is an initiative of the
World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and is celebrated annually through various
activities by Deaf communities all around the world during the last full week
of September. It was first celebrated in September 1958 and has since evolved
into a global movement of deaf unity and concerted advocacy to raise awareness
of the issues deaf people face in their everyday lives. This year the theme of
IWDP is "Building
Inclusive Communities for All!" It started on 19th
September and ended on 25th September 2022.
Purpose: The
purpose of Deaf Awareness Week is to increase public awareness of deaf issues,
people, and culture. Activities and events throughout Deaf Awareness Week
encourage individuals to come together as a community for both awareness events
and celebrations.
Anweshan 2022: Anwesha
Kolkata organises an annual awareness programme called "Anweshan"
around this time of the year because this is a time when across the world
efforts are made specifically to raise awareness on deafness, its challenges,
and its potential. Due to the COVID pandemic situation, the last two years of
the Anweshan programme were conducted virtually. This year, Anwesha Kolkata
organised the following programmes at different venues.
|
Date |
Time
and Venue |
Program |
No of
People |
|
20 Sept 2022 |
· 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Sikha Guha Smriti Bhavan, Chittaranjan Colony, BaghaJatin, Kolkata 32 |
Cyber Crime
Prevention awareness program for persons who are deaf or hard of
hearing (DHH). Mr. Ranjan
Chakraborty, Sub Inspector, Cyber Crime Department of Kolkata
Police, Lalbazar, addressed the above mentioned topic. |
42 Deaf
young adults along with their parents actively took part in the session. Media
Coverage Link” Hindusthan Samachar |
|
22 Sept 2022 |
· 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Ramakrishna Mission Institute
of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata 29 |
A
panel discussion on Shishu Mon o Moner
Swasthya. Swami Vedswarupanandaji of Ramakrishna Mission Institute of
Culture, Golpark, inaugurated the programme. On the panel were resource persons from the fields of
psychology, mental health, and expertise on deafness. Dr. Mohit Ranadip,
Psychiatric Counsellor; Ms. Nandini Sen, Psychologist; and Mr. Supriya Kumar,
Expert in Hearing Disability Field) educated the audience on a variety of
issues concerning children's mental health. |
80
parents, including those having young children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing,
took part in the interactive session. |
|
24 Sept 2022 |
· 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Indumati Sabhagriha Jadavpur University Campus Area, Kolkata 32 |
Cultural
Performance by children and persons who are deaf or hard of
hearing (DHH) and Nakshatra Samman
to Deaf Young Achievers. |
40 DHH
(aged 3 yrs. to 42 yrs.) took part in the cultural programme and
presented a good show in front of 130 audiences through dance, recitation,
art display, mime, and anchoring. Four
young adults with deafness were felicitated by conferring “Nakshatra Samman
2022” for their remarkable achievements in various fields such as Education,
Sports, Employment and Creative Art despite deafness coupled with social
barriers. Ø Education:
Dr. Anghsu Jajodia Ø Employment:
Ms. Priyanka Ghosh Ø Sports:
Mr. Srijit Majumder & Ø Creative:Mr.
Arijit Roy Media
Coverage Link: Dainik Statesman Amaderbharat.Com Janorob Media |
Anwesha Kolkata highlighted the success of the
children and persons with hearing impairment on their achievements at the
programmes to spread awareness that they are capable in many areas. Besides, the
audiences were sensitized about the campaign issues such as protection of
fundamental rights, protection from cyber crooks, mental health etc. The programmes
received the overwhelmed response to keep up such work.
Photos of IWDP/ Anweshan 2022
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