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 […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingHave you been dying to learn Cambodian Sign Language but not had the time to come to class? Soon, there will be videos up on the DDP YouTube channel with a number of basic-level signs. Thanks to Sarah, our PACE volunteer who was introduced on this blog a few weeks ago, CSL will be (hopefully) […]
Continue ReadingFor many hearing people, the placement of different objects when interpreting can be a challenging concept to get. If the table is placed on the right hand side, initially when someone is talking about the table, then there the table will stay in the mental picture unless it is moved. This morning, during an interpreting […]
Continue ReadingFirstly, I would like to introduce myself; I am Sarah Laverick, here in Cambodia on a 2 month volunteer placement organised by Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia (along with Australian Volunteers International). I am studying a Bachelor of Human Sciences with a Community Services major, and I am passionate about helping people and creating a world […]
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