Goals of MakatonSA

 





      Training

      To offer training to members of the public – teachers, therapists, parents, caregivers or anyone who communicates with people with communication challenges - so that the needs of people with communication difficulties and those communicating with them are better understood and catered for.

      Sponsorship

      To  finalise  registration as an NGO and find sponsorship to support the administration and training functions of the  organisation . 

      Improvement

      To improve the quality of life of the 1.6 million South African children and adults who have communication disabilities but have no communication systems through the provision of the Makaton communication system.

      Development

      To develop the Resource Vocabulary and the Makaton for Babies programme.  

      Awareness

      To raise awareness of the challenges people with communication difficulties and those communicating with them face.