Who We Serve — Deaf Defy

Deaf Defy provides direct services to Deaf and hard of hearing children living in refugee camps and areas of conflict. We define “areas of conflict” as any region suffering from man-made conflict. We work with kids aged 3yrs to 19yrs and provide sign language services to entire families. And yes, our language services are always provided in the local sign language of the region!

Young patient in Baqa'a Refugee Camp practices changing the battery in his new hearing aid.

A multi-disabled child in M'Zouda, Morocco has his hearing tested.

A young Deafblind patient in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq waits for his appointment to begin.

Ayoub and Hala teach Moroccan Sign Language to a group of Deaf children affected by the 2023 earthquake.

A young patient in Erbil, Iraq receives care from Dr. Sarah Sparks and Richard Bicbic.

Participants in our Camp Deaf Defy program pose for a picture while working on their STEM project!

Deaf children wait for their appointments in a Jordanian refugee camp.

In Sour, Lebanon, a refugee in active transit clutches her new sign language coloring book.

Richard Bicbic adjusts the hearing aids of a teen patient

A multi-disabled child in rural Morocco has his hearing tested.

Zaineb Abdulla works on literacy and language with a pair of Deaf siblings in a Tripoli, Lebanon refugee camp.

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A young Palestinian refugee in Lebanon receives hearing aids with bright green ear molds!

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Dr. Tasnim Hamza examines a patient in a refugee camp just outside Beirut.

An internally displaced Iraqi child is treated by Dr. Olivia Dion.

Ayoub teaches a Deaf child how to fingerspell in Moroccan Sign Language.

Kurdish participants in our Camp Deaf Defy program work on their "I Have a Future" art projects.

Ayoub helps a child form her hands into sign.

Deaf children displaced by the 2023 earthquake in Morocco are taught how to sign.

Dr. Sana Altamimi prepares to create a custom ear mold for a child in Tripoli, Lebanon.