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DESK Key Projects Ongoing | Current | Past

  • 01

    Deepening Sustainable and Equitable Increases in Family Planning in Northern Arid Land Counties of Kenya

    Locations: Tana River and Garissa

  • 02

    Boosting the Economic Self-reliance of Deaf Women and Youth in Kenya

    Locations: Embu, Meru, Nyamira, Migori & Vihiga

  • 03

    The Semi-Arid Lands Sustainable Water and Livelihoods (SASWAL) Project

    Locations: Kavengero, Kanyuambora, Kiriari & Mariuri

  • 04

    Kenya Sign Language Training Project

    Locations: Physical & Online Classes

  • 05

    Essential food and Non-Food Distribution Project

    Locations: The 47 counties of Kenya

  • 06

    Enhancing the Educational Outcomes of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners

    Locations: Embu, Mombasa, Kilifi, Meru & Machakos

  • 07

    Reducing and Mitigating Gender-Based Violence against Deaf Women and Girls in Kenya

    Locations: Embu & Meru

  • 08

    Deaf Livelihoods Development Activity Project

    Locations: The 47 counties of Kenya

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Joy Kanana

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Joy Kanana

Deputy CEO / Deaf Women and Girls Empowerment Program Director

Joy Kanana is the Deputy CEO/Deaf Women and Girls Empowerment Program Director of the  Deaf Empowerment Society of Kenya.  Joy oversees an effective outreach effort, with an emphasis on reaching out to undeserved Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations. She specializes in reaching out to “hard-to-reach” extremely poor and marginalized Deaf and Hard of Hearing persons to find their priority needs and rights issues via outreach evaluation and research to inform the design of context-specific  projects and activities that address their issues. Joy works with the CEO to constantly improve and enhance the services offered by the organization. At DESK, she maintains close working relationships with representatives of the community organizations, government agencies, schools, media and businesses-DESK stakeholders.

Prior to joining DESK, Joy worked with Africa Yoga Project, Nairobi as a teacher of the Deaf and a ToT (Trainer of Trainees) of PWDs adults in self-advocacy and self-reliance. Joy brings to the organization 7+ experience in community/stakeholders mobilization, skills training, as well as Deafness and development. Joy holds a diploma in community development from Mountain View College Kenya.

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Deaf Empowerment Society of Kenya has an overarching goal of being a leading thought-leader in all matters affecting the Deaf in Kenya and all over the world as it seeks to ensure equal opportunities in all walks of life for the Deaf persons residing in Embu County and throughout Kenya.

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