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Conference Objectives
Promote the role of sign language interpretation in breaking communication barriers and ensuring inclusive participation of Deaf individuals in all spheres of life.
Strengthen the professional standards, skills, and ethics of interpreters.
Facilitate networking and collaboration among practitioners, advocates, and institutions.
Influence national and regional policies for the legal recognition and support of sign languages and interpreters.
Empower interpreters through access to training, mentoring, and resources.
Our Foundation
Our Mission
To promote a Pan-African organization where every sign language interpreter is educated within the context of Africa's Deaf community for effective and efficient service delivery and professional recognition.
Our Vision
To build an organization where the profession of sign language interpreting is fully recognized and respected across Africa.
Our History
The first AFSLI gathering was in Durban, South Africa (2011). Leaders emphasized unity, training, national associations, and Deaf/hearing interpreter empowerment. Africa was divided into 4 sub-regions for structure.
🌍 AFSLI: United for Inclusion
We are building bridges through sign language interpretation across Africa’s diverse cultures and communities.
Learn MoreAFSLI Sub-Regions
West Africa
- Nigeria
- Ghana
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Mali
- Chad
East Africa
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Tanzania
- Ethiopia
- Rwanda
- Burundi
- South Sudan
- North Sudan
Central Africa
- Cameroon
- Congo Brazzaville
- DRC
- Central African Republic
- Angola
- Malawi
SADC Region
- Botswana
- South Africa
- Namibia
- Mozambique
- Lesotho
- Eswatini
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe