Thanks to Ripple Effect Consulting Cambodia, the staff of Kampong Cham DDP have new tools for really making a splash in their various areas of focus. The two-day workshop provided opportunities for trust building, leadership development, sharing of challenges, and encouragement for all the staff participants. It also provided a safe space to talk about […]
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 ReadingIn Cambodia, we rarely get just a sprinkle of rain. Today staff members practically had to swim to work – some areas had significantly more water than the small creek that formed in front of our doors.
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
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