Living in Community
Our students who are studying deaf sign language live together in the same house. They learn how to get along with each other in a community setting and share household duties, such as cooking meals.
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Registered to Vote
Local commune elections are being held this weekend in Cambodia. We are assisting our students with registering to vote. It can sometimes be challenging to locate the documents required for registration. The students pictured above are now registered and can exercise their right to vote in the elections.
Continue ReadingOutreach in the Villages
Our field workers go to villages throughout Cambodia to make contact with the families of deaf young adults. Outreach is an important step in locating new clients to participate in our basic education project and our deaf community development project. The above photo is of a DDP field worker visiting the family of a deaf […]
Continue ReadingWelcoming A New Client
We have recently welcomed a new client who is both deaf and blind. This challenging case is the first of its kind for DDP, and possibly for any project in Cambodia. In the above photo, our teachers are forming his hands into the sign for “mango”, after having had him hold and smell a mango.
Continue ReadingKhmer New Year Blessing
The Khmer New Year is one of the most important holidays in Cambodia. It is celebrated annually in April. Cambodians who live in Phnom Penh go to their traditional home area in the provinces to be with family. The holiday is celebrated with feasts, festivals and visits to the local wat. To mark the beginning […]
Continue ReadingMeet our interns!
For the past two months, these two (Caitlan on the left and Rachael on the right) have been serving as interns here at DDP. Both come to us from Macquarie University’s PACE Program in Sydney, Australia. Read some of their first reflections below. From Caitlan: My name is Caitlan . I am currently studying a […]
Continue ReadingBasic Education Graduates
This year we had 23 students graduate from the basic education project. These students left their families, many for the first time to make a two-year investment in their future. They learned basic math, literacy, social studies and life skills. They also learned Cambodian sign language and seemed to make many good friends. Congratulations to […]
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Last week, we opened the basic education project’s academic year in all three of our locations. Many of the year one students had parents come to the ceremony and they had a chance to learn about all the services DDP has to offer. Some of the students immediately jump in trying to communicate with the […]
Continue ReadingDDP Documentary
A couple of times every year DDP hosts guests that are interested in putting their skills to use sharing DDP’s story. Last week, Dan Quinlan joined our outreach teams in Kampong Cham to document the process of meeting deaf folks for the first time. Dan was first introduced to DDP a few years ago while […]
Continue ReadingMental Health Training
This 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 […]
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