Activity Report > June - September 2005 June to September 2005, Activity report From "Family Care" Coimbatore, South India Ongoing classes for the deaf The classes for the deaf have been regularly conducted in 5 cities of Tamilnadu and Kerala by about 10 core deaf leaders where at least 200 deaf people attend and receive positive character building training and exposure. This core group gets input thrice a week from us. Visual Communications Department for the Deaf - The Visual Communications Department has been in progress and the deaf leaders have videoed about 30 Classes on CDs on various subjects such as life testimonies of individuals, life-changing stories and anecdotes, character building concepts such as attitudes, positive thinking, love and compassion, etc., Leadership Training Seminar for the deaf, Calicut, Kerala As the first event on the agenda of the International week for the deaf programs, Family Care conducted a one-day Leadership Training Seminar for about 100 deaf youth in and around Calicut ( a city in Kerala), about 5 hours away from Coimbatore. The topics covered were the importance of communication and "Keys to good communication". The various keys to effective communication such as honesty, love, tact, wisdom, sense of humor, empathy, consistency, effort, etc., were conveyed through skits by the deaf leaders. Some of the skits were hilarious yet real life, day-to-day scenes hitting the nail right on. AIDS Awareness Workshop for the deaf Family Care conducted an AIDS Awareness Programme for about 100 deaf. Last year some of the main teachers from different cities had participated in a workshop for AIDS Awareness in the city for the first time. As our goal was to take this further to the masses in the deaf community, the plan unfolded as part of the International Week for the Deaf Programmes. The team from Coimbatore prepared a three-hour workshop with documentary clips, slide shows, diagrams and role plays. Signed by: Vilhjalmur Jonsson Black Thunder 1: Family Care organized and event for 400 deaf children from the schools for the deaf in Coimbatore district set out for a picnic to Aliyar dam which is about 2 hours away from the city of Coimbatore. Black Thunder 2: It is a very beautiful spot where also the children got to play though it was a hot day and had a picnic lunch. Teacher Sem : Seminar Conducted for Teachers.