Somali National Association of the Deaf

The Somali National Association of the Deaf (SONAD) is the national association for deaf people in Somalia, founded in April 2007. SONAD's mission is to ensure that deaf people in Somalia have rights like any other Somali citizen.[1] This organization works to promote Somali Sign Language, deaf education, and human rights.

Somali National Association of the Deaf
AbbreviationSONAD
FormationApril 2007
PurposeSomali Deaf human rights and education
HeadquartersMogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia
Location
  • Somalia
Region served
National
President
Bakar Ali

SONAD's headquarters is in Mogadishu, Somalia. SONAD is also a member of the World Federation of the Deaf.

References
  1. "Somali National Association of the Deaf-SONAD". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-02-26.


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