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The School For The Deaf In Iligan was begun by Carl and Charina Haynes because of a need they saw for education of the deaf
in Charina’s home town of Iligan. Prior to then she served as principal
and head deaf teacher at Family to Family School and Farm on Camiguin Island. It
was there that she met Carl who had come to visit his high school classmate who had begun the school.
Soon after their marriage SDI began on July 16, 2001 with three students including one who lived in their home. They currently provide free education for over 40 students and free housing for over
25. Most of their students come from indigent families and have never had the
opportunity to attend school. They range in age from 4 to 26. Some had gone for a short time to regular schools but because teachers had no sign language capabilities
and students could not understand the instructions, they either dropped out or the school refused to continue their place
in school.
The school is presently housed in a rented facility
with classrooms on the first floor and dormitory facilities on the second floor.
The student body includes four students attending
high school on the island of Bohol for which the Foundation provides all necessary expenses.
Costs
All educational costs of teacher’s salaries, rent, instruction books and supplies, uniforms plus housing costs
of rent salaries, utilities and food have been donated through the School for the Deaf in Iligan Foundation, Inc. (a non-government
tax-free organization authorized by the Philippine Government) by Carl and Charina Haynes and a small but growing list of
donors.
The average cost per student is about $900 per year. There is a continuing
need to provide more educational and recreational opportunities for the students. The
school needs funds for a science lab, computer lab, library books and many other needs.
See section on Donors/Sponsors/Volunteers. | 
