Moto & Bicycle Safety
It is important for our students to wear helmets when riding motorcycles and bicycles. We provide helmets and safety instructions to all of our students.
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Deaf Community Flower Art Activity
At the Deaf Community Center in Kampot Province, the participants proudly display their artwork made with flowers.
Continue ReadingJob Training Students Graduate
Two young women recently graduated from a job training course in sewing. They received certificates from the Center for Global Impact. Congratulations!
Continue ReadingJob Training Students Enroll at Salon
Seven of our job training students have recently enrolled at the Bi Salon in Phnom Penh. These students have come from four different provinces in Cambodia. In the accompanying photo the students are applying finger nail polish.
Continue ReadingRegistered to Vote
Local commune elections are being held this weekend in Cambodia. We are assisting our students with registering to vote. It can sometimes be challenging to locate the documents required for registration. The students pictured above are now registered and can exercise their right to vote in the elections.
Continue ReadingAnti-Bullying Workshop
At DDP we are committed to safeguarding the dignity and well-being of our clients and staff. We have a zero tolerance policy towards any form of bullying and harassment. Forty of our deaf clients recently attended an anti-bullying workshop at our offices in Phnom Penh.
Continue ReadingOutreach in the Villages
Our field workers go to villages throughout Cambodia to make contact with the families of deaf young adults. Outreach is an important step in locating new clients to participate in our basic education project and our deaf community development project. The above photo is of a DDP field worker visiting the family of a deaf […]
Continue ReadingWelcoming A New Client
We have recently welcomed a new client who is both deaf and blind. This challenging case is the first of its kind for DDP, and possibly for any project in Cambodia. In the above photo, our teachers are forming his hands into the sign for “mango”, after having had him hold and smell a mango.
Continue ReadingJob Training Graduate Chheng Rattanak
The Deaf Development Programme placed Chheng Rattanak in a job training course to prepare him for work as a barber. He is now successfully employed as a barber in Kandal Province. The Job Training Project hopes to see all of its students find work and attain self-reliance.
Continue ReadingKhmer New Year Event at DDP
We celebrated the Khmer New Year with an event at the DDP offices in Phnom Penh. A popular game for the Khmer New Year is Veay Ka Orm. This involves suspending clay pots filled with baby powder, candy and a small prize. Participants are blind folded and given three chances to hit one of the […]
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