Dao Diamond Staff of Actors By special request the employees of the Dao Diamond held an encore performance of their Christmas Production for our special visitors from Billings, MT and the students at the Bohol Deaf Academy. Without words the audience was drawn into the drama as scene by scene the group depicted the birth, […]
After 30 years, Garden Cafe located in the heart of Tagbilaran City on the island of Bohol in the Philippines is still going strong. It continues to employ many deaf adults and support the education program for hundreds of deaf children on both Bohol and Leyte islands. Here is a short YouTube video about Garden
IDEA Philippines would like to welcome Scotti Hilbert from Billings, Montana to the island of Bohol. Scotti has come to volunteer with IDEA for six months and comes with substantial skills in sign language. IDEA employes nearly 200 deaf and hearing persons in its assisted schools and employment/income generating business. All the hearing staff are
Sure Catch Fishing Products is an “Employment / Income Generating Project” (EIGP) of IDEA that was started eight years ago. This small business is providing jobs for 45 deaf women and one deaf man and is located in the IDEA Livelihood Center in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Mostly the group tie fishing flies that are sold
At 9 years old, Bryan watched his dad climb trees and get honey from the bees. He thought how brave his father was to face these vicious little creatures that hurt so much when they stung and yet he loved the taste of honey. But the problem was, Bryan didn’t know the words for father, honey,
After fifteen hours of flight time, hours sitting on the tarmac, sleeping on benches in the Manila airport our latest set of visitors arrived at the Dao Diamond. These adventurous women, Marianne Rongholt a long time IDEA Board Member, Deb Canan a past IDEA Board Member, Dona Kabeary, and Scotti Hilbert made the long trek
This a letter Dennis Drake received from Reymart this Christmas. He is the deaf boy who was told by two doctors that he would soon be blind but with the right kind of help and special contact lenses is now able to see well.
IDEA Philippines Christmas Bus headed out from Tagbilaran early in the morning of December 11. 2012
Marilou Drake and her team of Christmas elves spread a lot of joy to all the deaf children on Bohol. The last stop of the day for the IDEA Christmas bus was at the deaf dormitory in the town on Loon, Bohol where 38 deaf children live. The deaf children at the other three deaf
IDEA Philippines began preparing for Christmas months ago but the week of December 3rd to the 7th is shopping week.
