Leadership
Andrew Foster’s chief goal in Africa was religious education and conversion, and he felt countries were responsible for the general education of their own deaf citizens. With some success, he persuaded authorities to take on the responsibility, and encouraged networking and collaboration among educators. In 1965, he organized the first conference on deaf education in Africa.
He also believed deaf Africans should be the leaders in their countries. As an outsider, a cornerstone of his strategy was to identify and train future leaders. His efforts were successful, as those leaders continued his work even after Foster moved on to establish schools elsewhere in Africa.