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Deaf Development Programme (DDP)

Deaf Development Programme (DDP). Maryknoll Cambodia (August, 2008). DDP’s Purpose Goal: To integrate deaf people into society Objective: To help deaf people achieve independence and equality within society. Before 1997: • NO sign language used

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Deaf Development Programme (DDP)

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  1. Deaf Development Programme (DDP) Maryknoll Cambodia (August, 2008)

  2. DDP’s PurposeGoal: To integrate deaf people into societyObjective: To help deaf people achieve independence and equality within society

  3. Before 1997: • NO sign language used • NO schools for deaf people • NO deaf organizations • 98% of deaf people in Cambodia have never met another deaf person. If they did, they could not communicate. Cambodia’sUniqueHistory

  4. Population: 13,000,000Hearing Loss: 1,300,000 Deaf:51,000+Hard of Hearing: 500,000

  5. Population: 13,000,000Hearing Loss: 1,300,000 Deaf: 51,000+Hard of Hearing: 500,000 Two NGOs work with deaf people: • Krousar Thmey (children in Pre-school to Grade 11) • Deaf Development Programme (older than Grade 11)

  6. Population: 13,000,000Hearing Loss: 1,300,000 Deaf:51,000+Hard of Hearing: 500,000 Two NGOs work with deaf people: • Krousar Thmey (children in Pre-school to Grade 11) • Deaf Development Programme (older than Grade 11) Together we work with about 1500 deaf people

  7. DeafDevelopment Programme Problems of Deaf People: Lack of awareness on the part of others Lack of basic, background education Discrimination Isolation Inclusive Education

  8. DeafDevelopment Programme Centers: Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampot, Phnom Penh Staff: 31 (29 Cambodian, 7 deaf, 15 women), 3 Advisors Clients: 350+ (100 students)

  9. Present activity centers Closed activity centers

  10. DeafDevelopment Programme Projects: 6 Buildings: 3 Budget: US $265,000 (2007) Donors: • Finnish Association of the Deaf • Maryknoll • Nippon Foundation • Caritas Australia

  11. 2-year non-formal education • 120 students • Kg Cham (January, 2008), Kampong Chhnang, Kampot, Phnom Penh Subjects • Sign language • Reading and writing • Simple mathematics • Life skills BasicEducation

  12. BasicEducation

  13. BasicEducation

  14. BasicEducation

  15. Job Training Centers • Mith Samlanh • Hagar • Wat Than • CVCD Job Skills • Sewing • Motorcycle Repair • Wood Carving • Barbering • Cooking Students • 15-30 in training at any time SkillsDevelopment

  16. SkillsDevelopment DDP House • 26 in training • 20 from provinces in hostel • Students stay from 6 to 15 months • Two supervisors and a coordinator • Hostel also used as emergency shelter

  17. SkillsDevelopment

  18. SkillsDevelopment

  19. SkillsDevelopment

  20. Sign LanguageInterpreting • Interpreting services for NGOs and government • Sign language interpreter training • 8 Interpreters (7 in job training centers)

  21. Sign LanguageInterpreting

  22. Sign LanguageInterpreting

  23. Sign LanguageInterpreting

  24. Sign LanguageDevelopment • Recording Cambodian Sign Language • Sign language dictionaries • Teaching sign language to hearing people

  25. Sign LanguageDevelopment

  26. Sign LanguageDevelopment

  27. DeafCommunityDevelopment Community Center • Performing arts • Educational events • Drop-in center

  28. DeafCommunityDevelopment • Setting up deaf groups around Cambodia • Social activities • Looking for future leaders • Creating foundation for future national association

  29. DeafCommunityDevelopment

  30. DeafCommunityDevelopment

  31. Social Services Project • Eye problems • Medical problems • No homes or food • Family problems • AIDS

  32. Social Services Project

  33. Social Services Project

  34. Partners Kampot Province • Epic Arts Kampong Chhnang Province • Land Mine Disability Support Phnom Penh • Krousar Thmey • Job Training Centers • Disability Action Council • Cambodian Disabled People’s Organization • Jesuit Services Cambodia • All Ears Cambodia Kampong Cham Province • Handicap International International • APCD • Nippon Foundation • Chinese University of Hong Kong

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