James, our IDEA US President, and Pastor Glen from Faith Chapel, a long-time IDEA supporter and donor, paid a visit to our deaf students in Leyte, Philippines, on February 5-7, 2024. They had the opportunity to connect with the children, teachers, and parents at the schools and dorms of the Macrohon, Maasin, and Ormoc City
The magic of Christmas is all around us, and we’re making wishes come true! IDEA organized another shopping trip for all of our deaf children. Our IDEA staff and teachers in Bohol shopped for the elementary kids’ Christmas wish lists, while our high school students at Bohol Deaf Academy shopped for their own with the
IDEA welcomed new students in August, and we were surprised to learn that four deaf adults between the ages of 30 and 39 became enrolled in one of our supported schools for the first time.
IDEA has been making significant impacts on the lives of deaf children in the Philippines for 40 years. Reymart is just one of many thankful deaf people who have been saved from a life of ignorance and solitude. Learn more about his journey by listening to the speech he gave during the Bohol Deaf Academy
Super Typhoon Odette slammed into the Philippines a week before Christmas, leaving a path of destruction on the islands of Bohol and Leyte, provinces where IDEA is serving. Many have lost their homes, livelihood, and properties. Many of our deaf students had very little and now seem to have nothing. But BIG THANKS to our
An IDEA documentary, named “Amang,” follows the story of a nine-year-old Deaf named Aires. Like so many Deaf children growing up in the Philippines, she did not attend school. Instead, she stayed home to do chores like washing clothes and taking care of her younger siblings. Education for a Deaf child was simply out of
The students were beaming with self-fulfillment as they received their graduation diplomas and achievement awards. Their parents couldn’t keep their eyes dry as they recalled the countless sacrifices that gave the moment special meaning. Their teachers’ faces lit up to see their students achieving a great milestone in their lives. The Commencement, or Moving
Selling fish with his mother and helping people carry their goods at the market was all Leo knew when he was young. Leonardo, or Leo as his family and friends called him, was born Deaf. He is the third child of 11. His father provided for the family by farming while his mother worked as
