This weekend, our DCC Phnom Penh team continued their month focused on the environment by taking a bike ride to a nearby island to appreciate some of the nature that is left near Phnom Penh. You can check out the video below to see more of their adventures.
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This is a big week in Deaf football. The Deaf World Cup started in Italy- DDP’s Communications Coordinator is thrilled with the USA Women’s defeat of Turkey 3-0! Deaf football players from around Cambodia turned out Saturday for the ISF football tournament in Phnom Penh. There were 14 teams playing from 8:30am until around 4pm. […]
Continue ReadingToday our interpreters-in-training had the opportunity to practice at the National Museum. Interpreting about ancient history has challenges, like correctly spelling Jayavarman’s name in Cambodian sign language, but it is important they learn to work through or around challenges that come up. Great job to all our students!
Continue ReadingThis past week, we had nine staff (primarily DDP House Parents), attend a training on Mental Health First Aid as a part of our capacity development efforts here at DDP. The DDP House Parents oversee basic education and job training students at the hostel we provide as a place for them to stay while continuing […]
Continue ReadingYesterday, at DDP Phnom Penh, we had around 40 people turn out to take part in a clean-up of the our neighborhood. This month DCC activities are focused on the environment and how we all can care better for it. Litter norms here in Cambodia are different from many other countries. Simply throwing trash from […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this month, the Phnom Penh deaf men finished up a ten-week football league that was quite successful. The women footballers had been practicing but didn’t have a league. To give them a reason to practice, today we held a women’s football tournament with four teams, two from the Phnom Penh deaf women and two […]
Continue ReadingMaryknoll Deaf Development Programme would like to congratulate the staff of the Department for the Welfare of People with Disabilities who participated in six months of sign language training. The staff expressed their gratitude to the DDP teachers for teaching them so they can better serve Deaf Cambodians. We are always thrilled to see government […]
Continue ReadingFour DDP Basic Education graduates have started their job skills training this week with Bi Salon. Khemara, owner of Bi Salon, has been a long-time supporter of DDP doing multiple beauty related demonstrations for the Deaf Community. The four new students have started with the basics of eyebrow sculpting, practicing on one another. Stop by […]
Continue ReadingThis past weekend, the Phnom Penh Deaf Football League opened! They will play for the next ten weeks. The six teams joined in an opening ceremony at which they drew to see which mascot their team would have. This is a league sponsored by DDP but with all teams consisting of a mix of Krousar […]
Continue ReadingThis past weekend, the Deaf Community Center in Phnom Penh celebrated the Lunar New Year – burnt offering included. While DCC Kampong Cham took advantage of having an experienced swim teacher here, in the form of Sarah (our PACE volunteer). The Kampong Cham group had a real range of experiences but everyone seemed to learn […]
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