"AHANNA (listen)" for Career Development

“Ahanna (listen)” dedicated to find career opportunities by becoming a support to the deaf community to spread their wings. 
With the communication difficulties, they have, Sri Lankan Deaf community have so many obstacles to find a career opportunity.  There are nearly 75,000 to 80,000 deaf youth currently waiting jobless.  To overcome all these difficulties and to enhance their life with a proper income, “Ahanna (listen)” find opportunities to give a suitable vocational training.  Also, support to find job opportunities for the talented deaf youth with successful training.  
According to our knowledge... the recent statistic says that can be around 300,000 deaf people around the Sri Lanka as a whole. 
There are over 75,000 Deaf youth who are currently unemployed in Sri Lanka due to lack of education & vocational training.  
And yet there is NOT a single profound deaf person obtained a higher professional qualification which serves the Sri Lankan Society!
Do you think this is enough?
Don't we have to see them in proper professional positions?
Do we have to give up on us just because we are DEAF?

There is a problem which need a solution!
Are we complaining?
NO!  Not at All!
"Complaining is for disabled & We are not disable...
We are Differently - Abled!"
So, We bring solutions from our capabilities!

~ "Ahanna (listen)" brings solutions to develop the Deaf Educational Level in Sri Lanka ~

Juki Machine Training Centers for
​Organizations
Juki Machine
Training for
Deaf Youth
Awareness Programs for the hearing Employees
Success Stories
of our
​Deaf Youth
Other Vocational Training
Oppertunities

~ Introducing Juki Machine Training for Deaf Youth~

Three Juki machines were donated by "Marks & Spencer" as a part of their global youth employment initiative "Marks & Start" to "Ruhunu Sumaga Circle of Deaf" Organization, Matara changed the lives of many.  The project based on the asset which was about to ruin with the time brought the light of career opportunities to many deaf youth!   Mr. Shabry, the compliance manager of Marks & Spencer worked on our project of a training center and the results are as follows!
 
"Marks & Spencer" had offered to fund an entirely new project that transformed the "Sumaga Ruhunu Circle for the Deaf" to the "Sumaga Ruhunu Apparel Training Center".  With 13 new Juki machines and the financial support to hire more trainers, we managed to produce over 62 Juki machine operators in less than a year.
 42 of these young people are currently employed at M&S garment factories in the South of Sri Lanka including Brandix, Nobleswear, Vortex and BAM Holdings.  We didn't stop from there... We also worked with the trainees and the employers to bridge the gap in communication through sign language and
​lip reading through Awareness Programs.

~ Experience the fruit of our Vocational Training programs ~

~ There are loads of more to share ~

It's not only us who is doing their job for the well being of Sri Lankan Deaf Community!  
​Thank you Joel for creating such informative videos for all of us!
interpreter service
One of the most difficult task for the Sri Lankan Deaf Community is to get the service of a professional Sri Lankan Sign Language Interpreter! 
So, We decided to become ​the solution!
Donations
So, imagine how delightful it can be if you can become a part of this journey of ours? 
But we don’t expect a lot from your end!  Maybe just a little bit of generosity, just a little bit of kindness, just a little bit of concern from YOU, can actually change a life of someone cornered for years by unnoticed!
Become a member
Hello Deaf Friends!
It's easy for us to reach you, when you are closer to us... So become a member of "Ahanna (listen)" and experience the blessings of life!
We have loads of plans for you all!
Become a Volunteer!
A kind heart can change the world!
So stay in touch with us and let's do our bit for the world!