“I’ve learnt from you that each child is created by God and valuable, and I want to do my best to love and raise her like you would” she said
Kangaroo care and skin to skin contact between mother and newborn baby – these are vital practices unheard of in the local Kazakh neonatology hospitals.
“It is so important that you know your rights!”
So these women continue on, persevering on behalf of the children and their community, sharing a love and passion that grows warmer with time and over many more cups of hot tea.
Positioning and proper support for children with cerebral palsy is crucial to their development and also to interacting and engaging with their environment.
This group of four men became eager to meet each other and friendship was formed.
On his own, he began to stand up and to hold himself on the wall.
Both organizations continue to work in partnership with the mom and her son and we are seeing positive changes in their lives.
Danior used to be angry all the time. He was quick to attack and hit the other kids at the children’s home. He had reasons to be angry –
He now has a stable home for him and his family and is walking on his “new” foot.
The parents of these children hosted a celebration to say thank you to our partners who have helped their families.
The wheelchair has not only contributed to Amir’s improvement physically, but emotionally and psychologically as well.
Now Rustam can express himself, he is socializing with his peers, and he is participating in the cultural events of the organization. Rustam is ready to go to school!
In spring 2023 we partnered with another NGO. Their local staff were running a centre in the old city for children with learning disabilities.
They wanted to integrate children with physical disabilities and asked our physical therapist (PT) and our occupational therapist (OT) to work specifically with these children.
“I’ve learnt from you that each child is created by God and valuable, and I want to do my best to love and raise her like you would” she said
Adaptive equipment can make a big difference in a child’s life!
Most importantly, hope is present for Hamidjon because he has a loving mother, who, through our project, is able to experience support and acceptance, receive counselling and process her grief.
After a year of working with her, she is now able to feed herself, shower independently and help with cleaning around the house! When we first started working with her,
This child was 2 ½ years old and had never walked alone before!
With the support and help from the staff I learnt how to take care of a child with disability.