Welcome home to the Cambodian National Deaf Football Team! These fine men went to Malaysia last week to represent us in the First ASEAN Deaf Championship. Though, they were not the tournament winners, we were very proud to have them represent us in an international tournament. They have already begun planning for the next tournament […]
Continue ReadingCambodia lost to Thailand in a friendly football match yesterday, here in Phnom Penh but they will face off again in December at the 1st ASEAN Deaf Football Championship. This is the first time a Cambodian Deaf football team will compete on a national level and, in the match yesterday, they showed great promise. Thailand […]
Continue ReadingDisability is nothing but a word. This was reinforced to our Deaf community this weekend through the I Can workshop with our partner Epic Arts. Our Deaf students and community member were reminded that they can speak up for their rights and accomplish anything they can dream A huge thanks to Epic Arts and their […]
Continue ReadingThis weekend a blast from the past came to visit us! Pepe is from Sweden and has visited DDP multiple times over the last 15 years. On this visit, he brought a special gift with him from the Swedish Deaf Sports Federation (SDI). For any of you that regularly follow the DDP blog, you will […]
Continue ReadingA 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 ReadingThis 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 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 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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