APCD Mission to Cambodia

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Mission to Cambodia
11 June 2009

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In the morning the delegation from APCD in Thailand met with representatives of organizations working with deaf people. The meeting was held at the Disability Action Council, and a deputy director from the Ministry of Social Affairs participated. Here Justin Smith (left) makes a point. Meeting at Disability Action Council

Emi Aizawa is a member of JICA (the Japanese International Cooperation Agency) who works with APCD in Bangkok. Here she offers an observation to the group.

In the afternoon the Thai group visited two families with deaf members. The first was a family with three deaf daughters. Two of them, twins, participated in the Deaf Development Programme education project. The younger third deaf sister attends Krousar Thmey deaf school. Visiting the home of deaf sisters

At the end of the visit, the two Thai deaf representatives presented a set of Thai Sign Language books to the family. Presenting a gift to the family

The second visit was to the home of a deaf couple, Narin and Vuth, and their three hearing children. Vuth is a staff member of the Deaf Development Programme. Here Narin, Vuth, and Panomwan Boontem talk about a training course that Vuth and Panomwan took together in Japan six years ago.

The two visits gave the Thai leaders a good idea of the living situations of deaf people in Phnom Penh. Conversation at the family home

Narin and Vuth also received a set of sign language books as a memento of the visit. The two twins of the previous visit came to see Narin and Vuth also because they had not yet seen Narin's new baby. Giving a gift to the family

Back at DDP, the Thai delegation prepared to say goodbye and head for the airport for their return flight to Bangkok this evening, but first there was time for roasted corn on the cob from a vendor who has set up shop right outside the DDP gate because of potential for business from the DDP students and staff. Eating corn at DDP

Apparently the corn was good so the Thais checked out--and bought--an ice confection from a street vendor. Westerners are leery of such street foods but Thai culture eats a lot of food on the street so they probably have the antibodies that may come with the sweet treats. And then an ice treat

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In the morning the delegation from APCD in Thailand met with representatives of organizations working with deaf people. The meeting was held at the Disability Action Council, and a deputy director from the Ministry of Social Affairs participated. Here Justin Smith (left) makes a point.
Emi Aizawa is a member of JICA (the Japanese International Cooperation Agency) who works with APCD in Bangkok. Here she offers an observation to the group.
In the afternoon the Thai group visited two families with deaf members. The first was a family with three deaf daughters. Two of them, twins, participated in the Deaf Development Programme education project. The younger third deaf sister attends Krousar Thmey deaf school.
At the end of the visit, the two Thai deaf representatives presented a set of Thai Sign Language books to the family.
The second visit was to the home of a deaf couple, Narin and Vuth, and their three hearing children. Vuth is a staff member of the Deaf Development Programme. Here Narin, Vuth, and Panomwan Boontem talk about a training course that Vuth and Panomwan took together in Japan six years ago.
The two visits gave the Thai leaders a good idea of the living situations of deaf people in Phnom Penh.
Narin and Vuth also received a set of sign language books as a memento of the visit. The two twins of the previous visit came to see Narin and Vuth also because they had not yet seen Narin's new baby.
Back at DDP, the Thai delegation prepared to say goodbye and head for the airport for their return flight to Bangkok this evening, but first there was time for roasted corn on the cob from a vendor who has set up shop right outside the DDP gate because of potential for business from the DDP students and staff.
Apparently the corn was good so the Thais checked out--and bought--an ice confection from a street vendor. Westerners are leery of such street foods but Thai culture eats a lot of food on the street so they probably have the antibodies that may come with the sweet treats.