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The Sign Language And Advocacy Awareness Development Association of Zambia (SLAADAZ), and there isn’t a comprehensive charter or project report available online. What is on record comes from SLAADAZ’s public advocacy, especially a 2020 national budget discussion at UNZA where General Director Chibesa Simbule represented the association.

Here’s a structured summary based on that verifiable source, plus what it tells us about SLAADAZ’s positioning: What the public record shows Core advocacy position • SLAADAZ has publicly expressed disappointment that “Government’s inability to engage the deaf and dumb people in national matters” was evident during the 2020 national budget analysis discussion hosted by UNZABECA and CYLA at UNZA. • Simbule questioned why Deaf Zambians are not invited to parliament to give views on the national budget, arguing that “deaf people are also part of the Zambian citizens and they have the right to be spoken for”. Immediate policy ask • Improve sign language interpreting training facilities around the country so more people are trained and “enhance the communication across everyone”. Inferred profile from name + public statements Since the association’s name itself is descriptive and no formal mission statement was found, these elements are consistently implied by its public interventions (not from an official document):

Objectives • Sign language promotion: push for wider teaching and professionalization of Zambian Sign Language. • Advocacy & awareness: ensure Deaf and hard-of-hearing persons are included in national dialogue (budget, policy planning). • Development: build capacity for interpretation services so communication barriers are reduced. Target beneficiaries (as stated in the 2020 intervention) • Deaf and hard-of-hearing Zambians, described in the piece as “deaf and dumb people” and “under-privileged people” who are excluded from national planning. • Indirectly: interpreters, government departments, schools, and communities who need to communicate with Deaf citizens. Geographic scope • The 2020 action took place in Lusaka (UNZA), but the demand was national – calling on Government to improve training facilities “around the country”. No provincial offices or project list are publicly documented. Documented outcomes • Public awareness-raising at a high-visibility student-led budget forum. • Amplification of two specific gaps: (1) lack of formal platforms for Deaf participation in national matters, and (2) shortage of sign language training infrastructure. Lessons learned / positions articulated • Inclusion must be structural, not symbolic – i.e., invitation to parliamentary budget discussions, not just passive consultation. • Communication access is framed as a citizenship right, not a welfare issue. Wider Zambian context SLAADAZ operates in This isn’t about SLAADAZ specifically, but recent social posts show the ecosystem you’re working within – which helps explain why your advocacy themes resonate now: • Calls to enact a Sign Language Act (Sililo Foundation, Oct 2025) €. • One-month basic sign language trainings in Mumbwa (April-May 2026) run by TCAAZ + Federation of Sign Language Interpreters & Translators of Zambia . • Growing media visibility for interpreters on Zambian TV (e.g., Wapadela on Litovia Channel 29) ‚.

Bottom line Publicly, SLAADAZ is recorded as a Lusaka-based advocacy voice pushing for national inclusion of Deaf Zambians in policy processes and for expanded interpreter training nationwide. I couldn’t find a published logframe with formal objectives, beneficiary numbers, districts covered, or M&E outcomes.

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