The parents of these children hosted a celebration to say thank you to our partners who have helped their families.
“This is for me?” One of the ladies asked, looking at the beautiful hand-held mirror she just decorated. Her question is perhaps not surprising. For these village women,
On his own, he began to stand up and to hold himself on the wall.
An annual conference for mainstream school teachers and school transition support services helped promote inclusion in local communities.
Amina, a young girl with speech and cognitive delays,
With the support and help from the staff I learnt how to take care of a child with disability.
The staff helped Aygul and her colleagues better understand the effects of CP on the children and ways to increase the children’s mobility.
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 –
“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
After living in Central Asia for a year and engaging closely with the local community, I noticed a significant gap in health knowledge. Many people would quickly panic in medical situations simply because they did not know how to respond.
Practical training like this empowers therapists to be more professional and to achieve better results in their treatment.
She really enjoyed her new chair and even after this very short time, it was recognisable that her body posture had already been improved.
Through the project, Akmal was introduced to a world of possibilities.
“Fahid, it is your turn to sing!” Our volunteers encourage and then, with a little bit of prompting, Fahid begins to sing for us.
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,
Positioning and proper support for children with disabilities is important for their development
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.
The view of the horizon from the CBR window is changing. As new life sprouts up and lurches forward around the CBR Center and throughout the villages,
Positioning and proper support for children with cerebral palsy is crucial to their development and also to interacting and engaging with their environment.
He now has a stable home for him and his family and is walking on his “new” foot.
In the summer, our organisation received a request to build a ramp and an accessible toilet at this school to allow the school to accept children with disabilities so that they could socialise and study with their peers.
After a couple of sessions on the back of a gentle horse, Jamal now rides with a smile on his face.