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The Deaf Development Programme offers two years of non-formal education and then a year of job training. For the boys our most successful skill to learn is barbering. Today three of our new barbers left DDP after three years with us.
Today Ms. Korn Maly (with microphone) began a new class teaching Cambodian Sign Language and I was invited to give a welcome to the students. I emphasized how important it is for more people to know sign language so that deaf people can be more included in the day-to-day interactions of life.
Several months ago some DDP staff attended a meeting of the Women’s International Group to talk to them about deafness and the work of DDP. They invited us to apply for funding through them, and this week a delegation from WIG came to visit DDP and discuss our work. We were very pleased to welcome them.
Back on January 1st, I showed some pictures of the small motorized tuk-tuks that have become the new norm for public transportation in Cambodian cities. Four models with LPG-powered engines were featured.
Well, there’s a new kid on the block. The Onion is a new version of the now familiar motorized tuk-tuks but it is different for two reasons. First, it is produced in Cambodia! It was completely designed here and is locally manufactured. And secondly, it is electric. It has a lighter plastic body and a really quiet electric motor to propel it.
“It’s a strange thing to live in a country where you can be pro-war, pro-guns, pro-executions, and still say you are pro-life as long as you’re against abortion.”
from #RethinkingLife
When I opened up a new box of soap (from Thailand) today, I noticed it had an expiry date printed on it. Given that food dealers are super cautious about things like expiration dates because of the risk of getting sued, I’m betting that even a year after 8 November 2024 the soap will still be safe to eat.
The Deaf Development Programme always celebrates Women’s Day as one of its special days and this year we moved the celebration to this Sunday so more people could come from the provinces and join in the fun and camaraderie.