Stories

MNI Partner Organizations Celebrate the International Week of the Deaf 2018
Deaf organizations around the world including MNI partner organizations celebrate the International Week of the Deaf!

I Was Laughed At For My Disability, Until I Became A UN Volunteer
Rupmani Chhetri is the first Deaf woman from India to become an international UN volunteer. Read her story about her work in Ukraine.

Habel Ouma: Deaf Rights Advocacy in Kenya
Habel Ouma, Deaf rights advocate in Kenya, promotes deaf education & employment, justice for gender-based violence, & sign interpreting.

Malu from Chile
Malu, who has taught Chilean Sign Language to Deaf children, describes her experience in the first leadership school for Deaf women in Chile.

Lessons learned through Travel – Thank you but no thank you?
Typically when you travel to another country with different norms than yours, you learn lessons the hard way.

Deaf Women Leaders in Ghana, Africa: Empowerment, Advancement
Deaf women leaders are active in Ghana. And they are helping other deaf women learn to be leaders too. Watch interview of two leaders.

Wrong answer makes sense? By Dr Christina Yuknis
If a child gives the wrong answer, might the answer still make sense? A story about a girl who saw another meaning for the numeral 11.

MNI Works with Nellie Zabel Foundation in Chile
Mill Neck International works with Nellie Zabel Foundation as they launch their first leadership school for Deaf women in Chile.

Letting deaf people be the leaders
Clarissa from Macau talks about a problem we see worldwide – deaf people not having the chance to lead.

Dulamsuren Jigjid: Mongolian Deaf Leader
Mongolian Deaf leader Dulamsuren Jigjid shares her story of how she became an empowered Deaf woman leader. She is advancing disability rights in Mongolia.

Passing the Filipino Sign Language Act
The president of the Philippines Federation of the Deaf explains the process for passing the Filipino Sign Language Act.

A challenge the deaf community faces in Indonesia
Laura, a leader in the deaf community in Indonesia talks about an issue deaf teachers face.