Asia https://www.interpretingsignworld.com Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:16:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/www.interpretingsignworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-Final-Logo-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Asia https://www.interpretingsignworld.com 32 32 129763630 Donated to deaf children’s education in India https://www.interpretingsignworld.com/2019/12/23/donated-to-deaf-childrens-education-in-india/ Mon, 23 Dec 2019 15:52:19 +0000 https://www.interpretingsignworld.com/?p=6391 Strengthening education for deaf children in India.

Donation
25 USD
Result
Strengthened deaf education in India.
]]> 6391 Donated to Bible Institute for the Deaf, Philippines https://www.interpretingsignworld.com/2018/12/22/donated-to-bible-institute-for-the-deaf/ Sat, 22 Dec 2018 15:35:18 +0000 https://www.interpretingsignworld.com/?p=6245 Donated to a religious organization serving the deaf in the Philippines.

Donation
300 USD
Result
Building deaf community in the Philippines.
]]> 6245 New iPad, Thailand https://www.interpretingsignworld.com/2017/05/04/new-computer/ Thu, 04 May 2017 18:02:41 +0000 https://www.interpretingsignworld.com/?p=5801 When the outdated computer this deaf person bought years ago broke down, we strategized a way to update the technology to get them back on the internet so they could hunt down a job. We then suggested entrepreneurial options.

Donation
850 USD
Result
New iPad & Case, greater connectivity, optimism

 

]]> 5801 Future Interpreting Costs, Mongolia https://www.interpretingsignworld.com/2017/03/24/future-interpreting-costs/ Fri, 24 Mar 2017 18:22:17 +0000 https://www.interpretingsignworld.com/?p=5813 An organization decided to bring more deaf people into its international exchange program. We donated funds for future interpreting costs.

Donation
200 USD
Result
Commitment to bring more deaf on international exchanges, good will
]]> 5813 Products to Start Businesses, India https://www.interpretingsignworld.com/2016/07/28/products-to-sell/ Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:11:45 +0000 https://www.interpretingsignworld.com/?p=5807 These deaf people needed extra money to make ends meet. Some couldn’t find work at all. We purchased and sent them products to sell. They sold the products and kept all the money they received, learned basic business skills, and earned seed money to sell their own products.

Donation
300 USD (estimated worth of products) We sent several shipments.
Result
Extra cash, business skills, more confidence in their own abilities
]]> 5807 Research Skills, Networking, Thailand https://www.interpretingsignworld.com/2015/12/15/research-skills-networking/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:19:35 +0000 https://www.interpretingsignworld.com/?p=5811 Hired Southeast Asian deaf person for a long term research project. Then donated additional funds to set them up for future work opportunities.

Donation
5500+ USD (not easily quantified, estimated)
Result
New research skills, new deaf network connections, broader world view
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