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Deaf Day!

Today was the official Deaf Day celebrations and a large number of deaf people from several provinces came together at the DDP office in Phnom Penh for a full day of activities.

In the morning a group of deaf people performed a dance based on the theme of inclusion.

Then there was a food-tasting event, with desserts and snacks and foods from different countries and cultures to give the deaf people a “taste” of things different from what they know in Cambodia.

When I arrived after the morning church service, the staff “helped” me into a Deaf Day T-shirt for picture taking.

Socials Coffee Day

PPC Bank in Cambodia has established a coffee shop in their headquarters as a social enterprise employing deaf people. Today to promote Deaf Week, they offered a 50% discount on all drinks and we invited our friends and supporters to take advantage of the offer.

One of the deaf staff at Socials Coffee preparing an iced Hazelnut Latte.

Some of the DDP staff gathered at Socials today.

Sports Day

Today the staff and students dressed in the outfits and uniforms they wear when playing sports.

Masks Day

This fourth day of Deaf Week saw all the students and staff wearing masks for the day. Some were really creative!

Pajamas Day

To make another day of Deaf Week a little different and a little special, the students were invited to wear their pajamas to class today.

Khrama Day

Today students and staff wore khramas, a part of the traditional Khmer dress. Here, at the end of the day, they are getting lined up for a group photo.

Crazy Hair Day

The Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme started celebrating Deaf Week today. Our team has proposed a different game or activity for each day for all the students and staff based at our Phnom Penh office. Today was crazy hair day.