Prepared by the “ Organization to Improve Communication and Swallowing Therapy Services in Cambodia” April 2020 What is Speech Therapy? Speech therapy involves the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and support of people with communication or swallowing difficulties. Speech therapy aims to maximize people’s abilities to communicate and to swallow effectively, thereby improving their quality of life.…
Read MoreUnderstanding Lived Experiences of Adults with Communication Difficulties: Exploratory Qualitative Research ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Authors: Nathhaniel Rupp(Primary), Debbie Bong, Ruth Bryce, Katherine Dobson, Yit Variya & Uk Sokmea Communication difficulties impact on all areas of a person’s life, from interpersonal relationships and participation in the community, to education and work opportunities. 1 in 25 people in Cambodia need Speech Therapy…
Read MoreAs the flags processed in for the opening ceremony of the 31st ILAP congress in Taipei this year in August, there were 46 countries represented. However, without a formal speech therapy professional in Cambodia to represent the country on an international level, the Cambodian flag was not yet amongst them
Read MoreIn June 2019, OIC Cambodia was officially told by the General Department of Tax, that income we receive in now tax-exempt.
Read MoreGovernment teacher trainers from 11 cities and provinces, 23 females amongst 33 participants, joined OIC Cambodia’s training on Communication in Inclusive Education from 04 to 07 June, at the Department of Special Education in Phnom Penh.
Read MoreOn 15 March, the Ministry of Education, Youths and Sport has signed the agreement with Organization to Improve Communication and Swallowing Therapy in Cambodia (OIC Cambodia) to implement the project of developing speech therapy service supporting in the education…
Read MoreFormer Murray Farm student reunites with teacher to raise money for kids in Cambodia September 2017 In a serendipitous twist-of-fate, former Murray Farm School student Weh Yeoh reunited with his year six teacher to get a boost in his awareness and fundraising efforts for OIC Cambodia—the speech therapy organization he…
Read MoreOIC’s Social Enterprise November 2017 We have now been running our social enterprise for over a year and have a staff consisting of 2.4 speech therapists, an occupational therapist, and two Khmer therapy assistants. We are also started doing some work with a psychologist to begin working on an autism…
Read MoreBringing Speech Therapy to Cambodia’s Youth 25 April 2017 Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” The only issue is, not everyone has access to education. I was born in the 1980s in suburban Sydney, Australia. A few decades ago, my great grandparents moved…
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