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  BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

  Upon successful completion of their education, majority of deaf youth find barriers in securing and engaging in meaningful employment due to rampant discrimination and exploitation that continue to exist in the job market. Having invested greatly in their education, it is paramount that DLU continues advocating for their employment. To

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  LIVELIHOODS

  Livelihoods, one of DLU’s intervention programmes set up to improve lives and welfare of deaf people, their families and communities works particularly in remote rural areas where marginalisation and poverty are commonly experienced. Under this programme, Parents Business Group (PBG) was conceived and initiated in 2013 to support families with

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  LITERACY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

  Born in hearing families of parents without any experience or exposure to sign language, majority of deaf children begin early childhood without language, with limited opportunities for education. For many, deafness is diagnosed later in life, missing out on critical years of language acquisition. The minority who gain access to

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