Atfaluna is the main referral and resource
center for most institutions, clinics, and hospitals in the Gaza Strip.
The Society serves as the Gaza coordinator of the Community Development
Society for the Hearing Impaired, a coordinating body of 21 member organizations
in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip working in the field of hearing loss.
Services and Programs:
- Academic Education in the Atfaluna School
for Deaf Children (present enrollment 250)
- Vocational Training for Deaf Women and Men
- Clinical Audiology
- Speech and Language Pathology
- Income Generation for the Deaf
- Better Parenting Courses
- Social Work Services and Counseling
- Community Awareness
- Community Hearing Screening
- Teachers Training Programs
- Literacy Training for Deaf Adults
- Sign Language Training
- Hearing Aid Repair
- Hearing Aid Bank
- Early Intervention Programs for deaf children
under the age of 4 years