A farming project in South Africa is helping deaf people build skills and find jobs
The project is breaking even: the farms currently supply some of the local supermarkets and chain stores with fresh produce.
By Mogomotsi Magome
The Associated Press
Dec 8, 2024
Excerpt:
For Sibongile Maake, the opportunity to learn agriculture in a space where co-workers can easily communicate with her in sign language was transformational.
It has also afforded her an opportunity to earn a living and rely less on the welfare disability grants that are paid out by the government.
“I’m happy working here, it’s (a) pleasure working here in the farm. I’m working slowly but surely and I am learning while also getting a salary. I can do things for myself, I can afford myself,” said Maake.
Another worker, who said in sign language his name was John, said the challenges of communication reduced his chances of getting a job but the Voiceout Deaf project became a lifeline for him.
“Communication is always a barrier, so coming here at the farm is very much better because they are able to communicate in my own language so it makes life much easier for me,” said John.
He and other workers are responsible for various activities at the farm including cleaning, ploughing, planting and harvesting the produce. The demand for their vegetables was so great that Voiceout Deaf has taken on two other farms, where John and his colleagues also work.
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