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World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Children
  • Citizenship and Governance
  • Culture
  • Development
  • Disabled Persons
  • Education
  • Extreme poverty
  • Family
  • Human Rights
  • Humanitarian Affairs
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • Information
  • Labour
  • Least Developed Countries
  • Minority Rights
  • Population
  • Refugees
  • Science and Technology
  • Social Development
  • Sustainable Development
  • Women
  • Youth

    • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women
  • Information and communication technologies
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Policy advice
  • Research
  • Violence against women
  • Women and health
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the economy
  • Women and the environment
  • Women and the media
  • Women in power and decision-making
    • Geographic scope: International
    Country of activity:
  • Cuba
  • Belgium
  • Algeria
  • Ireland
  • Uganda
  • Armenia
  • Russian Federation
  • Guatemala
  • Sweden
  • Zambia
  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Chad
  • Tunisia
  • Bulgaria
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Slovakia
  • Republic of Korea
  • Dominican Republic
  • Eritrea
  • Somalia
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Denmark
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Kenya
  • Croatia
  • Lebanon
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Malawi
  • Serbia
  • Belarus
  • Finland
  • Qatar
  • France
  • Switzerland
  • El Salvador
  • United States of America
  • Niger
  • Togo
  • Gambia
  • Nicaragua
  • Greece
  • Botswana
  • Samoa
  • Eswatini
  • China
  • Lesotho
  • Mexico
  • Norway
  • Paraguay
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Namibia
  • India
  • Türkiye
  • Singapore
  • Japan
  • Ethiopia
  • Poland
  • Benin
  • Malta
  • Argentina
  • Honduras
  • Jordan
  • Mongolia
  • Iceland
  • Cameroon
  • Tajikistan
  • Latvia
  • Germany
  • Indonesia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Guinea
  • Romania
  • South Africa
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte D'Ivoire
  • Uzbekistan
  • Slovenia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Lithuania
  • Kuwait
  • Nepal
  • United Republic of Tanzania
  • Malaysia
  • Bangladesh
  • Azerbaijan
  • Nigeria
  • Congo
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Ghana
  • Sudan
  • Bahrain
  • Austria
  • Chile
  • Kazakhstan
  • Mauritania
  • Albania
  • Ecuador
  • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
  • Canada
  • Morocco
  • Colombia
  • Montenegro
  • Uruguay
  • Hungary
  • Thailand
  • Rwanda
  • Czechia
  • Senegal
  • Pakistan
  • Zimbabwe
  • Philippines
  • Panama
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Costa Rica
  • Ukraine
  • Georgia
  • Portugal
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Brazil
  • Sri Lanka
  • Australia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Burundi
  • North Macedonia
  • Mali
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Fiji
    • Other geographic areas of activity:
  • Kosovo
    • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Develop global partnership for development
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 1959
    Organizational structure: 134 Ordinary Members 11 WFD Board Members 7 World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section Board Members 9 Regional Secretariats 9 Secretariat Staff Expert Groups
    Number and type of members: 134 Ordinary Members 45 Associate Members 4 International Members 200 Individual Members
    Affiliation with NGO networks: International Disability Alliance, CBM, Nippon Foundation, World Association of Sign Language Interpreters
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Grants from Governments
  • Fundraising campaigns
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Foreign and international grants
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