Events & Activities
Our Calendar
9th Annual SilentWalk&Run 2025
- Date: Saturday, 20 September 2025
- Starting Time: 08:00
- Distance: 5km
- Venue: Marks Park Sports Club, Judith Road, Emmarentia
Inaugural Deaf Awareness Golf Day & Business Networking Breakfast
- Date: Friday, 29 August 2025
- Starting Time: 07:30 for 08:00
- Venue: Royal Johannesburg Golf Club, No.1 Fairway Ave, Linksfield
Tshwane Edition Family Support & GBV Workshop - Register to Attend
- Date: Saturday, 16 August 2025
- Time: 09:00 – 13:00
- Venue: Dominican School for the Deaf, Temba Rural, Hammanskraal
67 Key Points to Becoming an Entrepreneur Masterclass for the Deaf
- Date: 25 July 2025
- Time: To be advised
- Venue: Venue tba on stakeholder confirmation, Johannesburg
Deaf Sensitisation & Sign Language Masterclasses
- Date: 01 June – 31 August 2025
- For more information: email info@foundationneema.org
- Venue: Venue tba on stakeholder confirmation
Ghandi Square Bank Branch Visit - Register to Attend
- Date: Friday, 26 November 2024
- Time: 09:00 – 13:00
- Venue: Africanbank Ghandi Square Branch, Johannesburg
Family Conflict GBV & Financial Literacy Workshop - Register to Attend
- Date: Friday, 25 October 2024
- Time: 09:00 – 13:00
- Venue: 11 Nugget Street, Cbd Central, Johannesburg
Financial Literacy Engagement Workshop - Register to Attend
- Date: Friday, 18 October 2024
- Time: 09:00 – 13:00
- Venue: Dominican School for the Deaf, Temba Rural, Hammanskraal
Financial Literacy Engagement Workshop - Register to Attend
- Date: Friday, 16 October 2024
- Time: 09:00 – 13:00
- Venue: Ekurhuleni School for the Deaf, Moseleke East, Katlehong
8th Annual SilentWalk&Run 2024
- Date: Saturday, 14 September 2024
- Starting Time: 08:00
- Distance: 5km
- Venue: Marks Park Sports Club, Judith Road, Emmarentia
Proposed Deaf Awareness Fundraising Dinner
- Date: Friday, 27 September 2024
- Time: 18:30 for 19:00
- For more information: email info@foundationneema.org
Soweto Edition Family Support & GBV Workshop - Register to Attend
- Date: Saturday, 11 May 2024
- Time: 09:00 – 13:00
- Venue: Sizwile School for the Deaf, Soweto, Johannesburg
Tshwane Edition Family Support & GBV Workshop - Register to Attend
- Date: Saturday, 04 May 2024
- Time: 09:00 – 13:00
- Venue: Filadelfia Secondary School, Soshanguve, Tshwane
7th Annual #SilentWalk&Run 2023
- Date: Saturday, 16 September 2023
- Starting Time: 08h00
- Distance: 5km
- Venue: Marks Park Sports Club, Judith Road, Emmarentia
Family Support & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Workshop
- Date: Saturday, 29 July 2023
- Time: 09:00 – 13:00
- Venue: Umkumbaan Community Hall, 60 Bramcote Rd, Durban
Free Health Check Day for Deaf
- Date: Saturday, 22 July 2023
- Time: 09:00 – 13:00
- Venue: eDeaf 22 Solomon St, Braamfontein, Johannesburg
Family Support & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Workshop
- Date: Saturday, 20 May 2023
- Time: 09:00 – 13:00
- Venue: NU12 Community Hall, Buffalo City, Mdantsane, Eastern Cape
Annual 5km #SilentWalk&Run
September is Deaf Awareness Month, which is also part of the International Week for the Deaf and is aimed at commemorating the first World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf, which took place in September 1951. Deaf Awareness Month is commemorated through the Annual #SilentWalk&Run, a family event intended to invite members of the hearing community to participate in the walk or run for them to gain a better understanding of the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community’s daily lives. Since its inception in 2016, the #SilentWalk&Run has seen a yearly increase in participation and awareness of the Deaf community, as well as education about Deafness. The annual #SilentWalk&Run hosts several activities alongside the fun walk and run, such as Silent Yoga, Silent Aerobics, Kids Play Area, Stage Zone and many more activities. Proceeds from the entries from the walk and run go towards the Neema Foundation for the Deaf, which assists Deaf Victims of domestic violence and raise awareness on the importance of everyone learning SA Sign Language. This includes educating people about the rights of the Deaf and hard-of-hearing and recognising talent amongst the hearing impaired. Make South Africa aware of the need for Deaf social inclusion. This year’s 9th Annual #SilentWalk&Run2025 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Marks Park Sports Club in Johannesburg, Emmarentia. To buy tickets for the #SilentWalk&Run or download the event poster click below:
Family Conflict Resolution and GBV Workshops
Neema Foundation for the Deaf hosts Family Conflict Resolution Workshops and Gender-based Violence Workshops to enhance the understanding of participants on issues of gender, rights, equality and gender-based violence including helping families and couples resolve issues to avoid violence against women and children. The campaigns’ aim is to raise awareness of the negative impact that gender-based violence in Deaf Communities have on women and children and to rid society of violence and abuse permanently. These workshop objectives are to identify and differentiate the types of gender based violence in Deaf homes and further to determine the effects of gender-based violence on health, development and education for the participants. Women, youth and children are generally vulnerable within South Africa, this is significantly worse when they are Deaf or hard-of-hearing. Neema Foundation provides Deaf GBV Support Services for abused Deaf women, youth and children as well as awareness around Gender Based Violence (GBV) and education about their rights. Awareness Programmes have the potential to contribute to systemic change through increased awareness and support of Deaf and hard-of-hearing victims, encourage safety within homes and also inform them on how to seek help.
