Humbled
This spring, we piloted a ‘Home Visits’ program, aimed to familiarize our non-Asia-based staff with the reality of our employees in Cambodia and Laos.
Key Furniture: None
I am sitting on the back of a motorbike in central Laos. It is 95 degrees, the sun is blazing down from above, and the fine red dust adamantly finds its way into every possible crevice. We have just turned down another dirt road when we encounter our first flat tire of the day. Fortunately, there is a repair shop just a short walk away, and while a Laotian mother squats to fix our tire, we talk about why we are out here.
A Generation of Change: Chhavy’s story (Correction Included)
Like most of our employees in Cambodia, Chhavy is a daughter of the post-genocide era in Phnom Penh. She graduated from DDD earlier this year and now works to improve the future of some of Cambodia’s least fortunate children, and she dreams about starting her own business.
A (Motion) Picture Says More Than A Thousand Words
Numbers and metrics will never mean as much to me as talking directly to our staff. When Chhayrorn first told me her story, I was immediately moved by her strong character and soft-spoken humor. Eventually, we produced a video in which Chhayrorn has the opportunity to tell her story to the rest of the world, so that you can see for yourself.
“I am studying English”
It has been said that the lack of human resource is one of the biggest challenges facing Cambodia. DDD employs young and disadvantaged Cambodians in entry-level IT jobs as operators, provides a scholarship for their college education, and gives the operators the opportunity to attend additional classes at the office in Phnom Penh. Every day more than 30 operators join the newly established English classes. When I recently attended the intermediate class, verbs in the present continuous form were on the agenda.
World Cup Volunteers – The Face of the New Cambodia
DDD staff lead the way in volunteer efforts in Cambodia.
DDD launches Alumni Association in all three offices
Throughout July and August, DDD hosted three kick-off events officially launching Alumni Associations in Phnom Penh, Battambang, and Vientiane.
From farmer to professional, a DDD graduate’s story
In August 2009, DDD celebrated the graduation of our 268th graduate, Ms. Pisey Ky, a gifted and hard-working young woman from our Phnom Penh office. Pisey joined DDD in 2004 and, upon finishing our IT and English training program, was immediately hired as a permanent DDD employee. In her nearly five years at DDD, Pisey was promoted several times to positions of higher and higher responsibility and leadership, until she completed her university studies and gained enough confidence and work experience to secure a great professional position outside DDD. Here is her remarkable story:
DDD grows revenue and staff by 50%
A profitable year for DDD, even amidst world economic turmoil.
Voice of America article about DDD, “Leading IT Company Investing in Cambodia’s Poor”
Voice of America published a story about DDD last Wednesday, which highlighted our social impact in Cambodia. It includes compelling quotes from our staff and a great summary of how our model works.
