1 / 42

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

shanerogers
Télécharger la présentation

Deaf Development Programme (DDP)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  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

More Related