ANM Meetings with FAD

Neang Thary

Ossi at Training Centers
13 March 2008

After the reports about the job training project were received, Ossi Oinonen had the chance to visit two of the five training centers used by DDP for teaching job skills.

Woodcarving training at Wat Than Through a sign language interpreter, Ossi spoke to the seven deaf people in the wood carving training at the Wat Than training center. Five are in the beginner section and two have moved to level three where they produce objects for sale.

3 of the deaf wood carvers These three young men are starting in level one of the wood carving training. They have been training now for about two months. The full training takes about one year.

Making wallets and other craft items In another part of the Wat Than cooperative, other people with disabilities make wallets, ties, book covers, and other items from Cambodian silk. This project was originally a very successful Maryknoll project that began in the late 1980s.

The Wat Than craft shop One advantage of the artisans training at Wat Than is that they have their craft shop located on the same premises. The training in the wat (pagoda) began with an agreement between Maryknoll and the Buddhist monks more than 15 years ago.

The Mith Samlanh street children center Mith Samlanh ("Friends" in English) is a very successful and innovative education and training program for street children in Phnom Penh. It was the first training center to accept deaf students from the Deaf Development Programme.

The motorcycle repair shop Ossi with the deaf students in the motorcycle repair department. On this day they were learning how to repair other small engines but they didn't find that as interesting as repairing the motorcycles.

The barber training section The Mith Samlanh training center offers ten different skills for young men and women from the streets. Deaf people currently participate in motorcycle repair and barbering. Here are three deaf barbers with their sign language interpreter, Veasna.

Riding in a tuk-tuk The major means of transportation for Ossi while moving around Phnom Penh was a tuk-tuk, a small wagon pulled by a motorcycle. This type of vehicle is a recent import from Thailand where they are quite common.

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	Through a sign language interpreter, Ossi spoke to the seven deaf people in the wood carving training at the Wat Than training center. Five are in the beginner section and two have moved to level three where they produce objects for sale.
	These three young men are starting in level one of the wood carving training. They have been training now for about two months. The full training takes about one year.
	In another part of the Wat Than cooperative, other people with disabilities make wallets, ties, book covers, and other items from Cambodian silk. This project was originally a very successful Maryknoll project that began in the late 1980s.
	One advantage of the artisans training at Wat Than is that they have their craft shop located on the same premises. The training in the wat (pagoda) began with an agreement between Maryknoll and the Buddhist monks more than 15 years ago.
	Mith Samlanh ("Friends" in English) is a very successful and innovative education and training program for street children in Phnom Penh. It was the first training center to accept deaf students from the Deaf Development Programme.
	Ossi with the deaf students in the motorcycle repair department. On this day they were learning how to repair other small engines but they didn't find that as interesting as repairing the motorcycles.
	The Mith Samlanh training center offers ten different skills for young men and women from the streets. Deaf people currently participate in motorcycle repair and barbering. Here are three deaf barbers with their sign language interpreter, Veasna.
	The major means of transportation for Ossi while moving around Phnom Penh was a tuk-tuk, a small wagon pulled by a motorcycle. This type of vehicle is a recent import from Thailand where they are quite common.