TLC Global Deaf Foundation

05/27/2026

Last week, one of our TLC Global Ambassadors arranged a meeting between his students and students from our partner school Visions Academy for the Deaf in Hawassa, Ethiopia.

They taught each other ASL and EthSL words and phrases and enjoyed discussing similarities and differences between the signs.
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05/08/2026

Great evening of connection, conversation, and planning over a delicious meal with some of TLC Global members and Jackson, the founder of Nyaka Organization in Southwestern Uganda

04/22/2026

A peak inside the classrooms during our annual service trip to Visions Academy for the Deaf!

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04/16/2026

A Father’s Testimony 🤟🏾

Translated from Sidama into English.
ASL interpretation support provided by a volunteer for the summer service trip participants.

Visions Global Empowerment:

https://www.visionsglobalempowerment.org/donate

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TLC Global Foundation:

https://www.tlcglobaldeaf.org


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04/01/2026

Several TLC Global ambassadors will be joining Visions Global Empowerment Ethiopia Visions Global Empowerment for the annual service trip. It is open to the public and sign ups are happening now. Join us for this incredible experience supporting Deaf education in Ethiopia

Looking forward to welcoming back Visions Global Empowerment volunteers for the annual service learning trip. We hope you can join us! Sign up now!

03/19/2026

Today students at Visions Academy for the Deaf in Hawassa, Ethiopia had a video call with students at The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, MA, USA. They took turns teaching each other the signs in Ethiopian Sign Language and American Sign Language for nouns, verbs, and feelings. It was such a wonderful learning opportunity and the students enjoyed meeting and learning from each other!

03/19/2026

Today students at Visions Global Empowerment EthiopiaVisions Academy for the Deaf in Hawassa, Ethiopia had a video call with students at The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, MA, USA. They took turns teaching each other the signs in Ethiopian Sign Language and American Sign Language for nouns, verbs, and feelings. It was such a wonderful learning opportunity and the students enjoyed meeting and learning from each other!

03/10/2026

Interested in becoming a TLC Global Deaf Foundation ambassador and traveling to Ethiopia with this summer 2026? Please see below for more information.

TLCGlobal Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfjPvnL_svAQ70naBw1k00zqDZ9uOYnyaXmDEk0ckr_NRLYA/viewform

Have questions? An optional, drop-in informational session will be held on Wednesday 3/18 from 3-4pm in White House conference room

*Learn more:
www.tlcglobaldeaf.org
For complete 2026 trip details visit: www.visionsethiopia.org/volunteer
*This trip is not affiliated with The Learning Center for the Deaf, whether you are provided the scholarship or not. Participation will be on a volunteer basis through Visions Global Empowerment. It is your responsibility to sign up for the trip through Visions and ensure you have trip logistics settled (e.g., passport, following medical advice for travel, time off approved, etc). TLC staff, community members and general public are welcome to join this trip on their own without TLC Global sponsorship if they’d like through Visions Global Empowerment.

03/10/2026

Interested in becoming a TLC Global Deaf Foundation ambassador and traveling to Ethiopia with this summer 2026? Please see below for more information.

TLCGlobal Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfjPvnL_svAQ70naBw1k00zqDZ9uOYnyaXmDEk0ckr_NRLYA/viewform

Have questions? An optional, drop-in informational session will be held on Wednesday 3/18 from 3-4pm in White House conference room

*Learn more:
www.tlcglobaldeaf.org
For complete 2026 trip details visit: www.visionsethiopia.org/volunteer
*This trip is not affiliated with The Learning Center for the Deaf, whether you are provided the scholarship or not. Participation will be on a volunteer basis through Visions Global Empowerment. It is your responsibility to sign up for the trip through Visions and ensure you have trip logistics settled (e.g., passport, following medical advice for travel, time off approved, etc). TLC staff, community members and general public are welcome to join this trip on their own without TLC Global sponsorship if they’d like through Visions Global Empowerment.

02/12/2026