By our own estimates (because we have not been able to find great statistics anywhere else) there are likely more than 51,000 deaf people living in the country of Cambodia. Between DDP and our partner Krousar Thmey, we have probably reached a few thousand individuals with education and other social supports. DDP is the only […]
Continue ReadingThursday marked the end of our sign language interpreter program, a multi-month course intended to prepare future sign language interpreters. Of the six graduates, five attended the graduation ceremony, along with DDP staff and some Deaf community members. Two of the graduates shared a bit about their experiences and words of thanks for their […]
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Today we bid farewell to Justin Smith – DDP Deputy Director- and Som Vichet – Interpreting Project Manager. Justin has been with DDP for ten years and Vichet for 15 years. Their leadership, experience, and kind hearts will be greatly missed. We wish them well in their next steps. You can view their “last […]
Continue Reading“Together, we can grow stronger” was the closing message of our Interpreting Workshop last week. The Deaf in attendance had the opportunity to share some of their hopes for the future of the interpreting profession in Cambodia. Some things were simple, like interpreters knowing where to stand and always signing if there is a Deaf […]
Continue ReadingThe past two days of our Interpreter Training have covered some of the hard topics such as professionalism, interpreting models, and codes of conduct. Paul, a 25-year interpreter from the United States, and John, a Filipino Interpreter, both shared the code of conduct in their countries and other aspects of the profession. Many of their […]
Continue ReadingSo much of communication is said without actual words. Messages can be conveyed with just a glance, anyone with a mother I am sure can attest to that fact. This week, thanks to our partner Krousar Thmey, DDP CSL teachers, interpreters, and interpreters-in-training have been practicing those skills in a workshop led by a delegation […]
Continue ReadingOne of DDP’s six projects is our interpreting project which is responsible for both providing interpreters for the deaf as needed and training new interpreters. This year, DDP has a class of seven potential new interpreters. For the past six months, they have been working with our CSL teachers for three hours per day. Starting […]
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