IQRA Literacy Programme launched: A Pakistan – Chile Collaboration

The launch of the IQRA Literacy Program was announced on November 30th, 2016 in a ceremony held at a local hotel by Deaf Reach Schools, a project of Family Educational Services Foundation
(FESF).

Designed exclusively for Pakistan by WISE award winning Dr. Ricardo Rosas and team from Santiago, Chile in collaboration with Deaf Reach, the IQRA program is an innovative software that teaches reading and writing skills for deaf children.

The event opened with a moving version of the National Anthem in sign language by the students of Deaf Reach School, followed by an informative presentation by Dr. Ricardo Rosas. Live classrooms
were on site, and visitors were able to observe the deaf students working on the interactive software.



Richard Geary, FESF Executive Director said, “This is a great initiative, and a first in Pakistan. There are over 1 million deaf children in Pakistan, yet a only a small percentage have access to formal schools. We will now provide IQRA free of cost to any family, school, or organization working with deaf children, making it possible or any deaf child in Pakistan to gain literacy skills.”

To learn more about this project, and to download the IQRA software, visit the Deaf Reach website at: http://www.deafreach.com