The Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme (DDP) and Krousar Thmey have established a Sign Language Committee to work at promoting a common sign language for Cambodia. This effort is funded by the Pre-College Education Network of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, New York. The office has been operating from the DDP […]
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On Tuesday, Deaf Development Programme hosted a focus group with attendees from Epic Arts and Krousar Thmey to discuss the various issues deaf people in Cambodia face and to plan for the future. This is the first time deaf representatives from all three groups has come together to discuss the issues they face and how […]
Continue ReadingOn Friday, the Basic Education program at Deaf Development Programme kicked off Khmer New Year with activities for its students. Friday was the last day of school for them so in the afternoon the teachers showed them how to play traditional games, sharing cultural knowledge that some students may not have had access to before […]
Continue ReadingThe past few weeks have been very busy for us at Deaf Development Programme! On Thursday, we had visitors from Gallaudet University. This group is from the Audiology department at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. They were in Cambodia for a Starkey Hearing Mission, fitting hearing aids. They wanted to meet deaf Cambodians and tour […]
Continue ReadingDeaf Women Can! Guest speaker Ronise emphasized that theme throughout her talk, closing out our International Women’s Day celebration on Sunday. She shared success stories of Deaf women from around the world encouraging the women in the Cambodian Deaf community to reach for their dreams, pick a goal and work toward it. Earlier in […]
Continue ReadingLast week Arlinda Boland became the newest member of the Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme staff. Justin Smith, presently the manager of the Deaf Community Development Project, will be leaving Cambodia in April, and Arlinda will replace him in that role. Arlinda is from the United States but came to us from participating in a […]
Continue Reading… went to market. Or that is the goal of the DDP agriculture project. At a recent check-in with our project participants, we learned that one woman already has seven new piglets with another pig pregnant and due soon. With some training and support, she is now a financial contributor for her family, something they […]
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About once each year, the Deaf Development Programme welcomes a team of visitors through the Maryknoll Lay Missioners (MKLM) Friends Across Borders (FAB) Program. These teams are composed of MKLM supporters and friends who are interested in seeing first-hand the work being done throughout the world. After an introduction to Deaf culture and the history […]
Continue ReadingOn our DDP blog, we often highlight the work of our many projects, our teachers, our field workers, and many other staff, but there are many others who make that work possible. One such person is one of our house keepers here in Phnom Penh, Makara. Makara is a graduate of our basic education project […]
Continue ReadingBy popular demand, PACE volunteer, Joseph, offered two technology related workshops at DCC last month. One focused on how to make a basic advertising poster, including backgrounds, text boxes, and inserting photos. The other was focused on how to make a meme (AKA those pictures with words that are popular on social media, they […]
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