Category: Deaf

People and activities in the Cambodian deaf world

Getting ready for graduation

Today at the Deaf Development Programme, deaf staff and Sign Language Project staff prepared a banner to be used for the graduation ceremony for sign language interpreters class next Friday. The banners have pictures of the present king and his father and mother and then the name and date of the event. Such banners are a mandatory part of every ceremony in Cambodia.

Changes in the Education Project

Today Srey Mom started her new job as school counselor and moved her desk into the office of the Education Project which meant rearranging everything and moving some materials out of the office. Here the education staff ponder the placement of cabinets and tables while Srey Tin cleans up some of the books to be stored.

Kimhorn’s wedding

Julie and Sophy, DDP staff


Today, Kimhorn, a staff member of the Sign Language Project at the Deaf Development Programme, married Sophors, a former student at DDP when Kimhorn was studying there also. Click here to see some photos from the happy occasion.

Decorating for Christmas at DDP

Today some of the deaf staff from the Deaf Community Center were making some decorations to use for a Christmas gathering on December 26. We need to continue social distancing, wearing masks, and using sanitizer but we are allowed to have larger gatherings now.