Community Based Rehabilitation
With the support and help from the staff I learnt how to take care of a child with disability.
Professionalism Produces Results
Practical training like this empowers therapists to be more professional and to achieve better results in their treatment.
Trading Shame for Acceptance
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.
The View Changes
After a couple of sessions on the back of a gentle horse, Jamal now rides with a smile on his face.
Truth Boost
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.
Showing a New Way
The staff helped Aygul and her colleagues better understand the effects of CP on the children and ways to increase the children’s mobility.
Receiving Help, Taking Responsibility
Amantur lives on a small farm in Kyrgyzstan that is quite remote, lying between two villages.
Promoting Inclusion
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,
Partnership for Change
Both organizations continue to work in partnership with the mom and her son and we are seeing positive changes in their lives.
What a Difference a Chair Can Make!
Adaptive equipment can make a big difference in a child’s life!
Hope Stored in His Heart
Most of all we sense that Haitham now has hope stored in his heart that he did not have before.
Investing in the Future
There are new sounds coming from the centre these days.
Chairs for Children
Positioning and proper support for children with disabilities is important for their development
Empowerment and Advocacy
Through the project, Akmal was introduced to a world of possibilities.
A Family Effort
Perseverance is one of our five key priorities at Operation Mercy. In our city, we often meet children and families who have endured immense hardship — through war,
How a Mother’s Life Was Changed
On his own, he began to stand up and to hold himself on the wall.
“Will we finally move now?”
“Will we finally move now?” The smile on Rania’s face was unmistakable. A combination of elation, joy, and anticipation was reflected in her expression as she entered the room and,
Mothers’ Meeting
Many mothers of children with disabilities live in deep isolation.
Opening Doors to Equality
Children with disabilities (CWD) are being given the chance to learn at mainstream schools thanks to one of our partner organisations in Tajikistan.
School accessibility is one of the most important components of providing inclusive education and promotion of the rights of children with disabilities.
Healing and Growth
During a wedding in a small local village a large fire broke out!
Exploring New Ways of Moving
Yousif, a 4-year-old diagnosed with spina bifida, lay curled up in the corner of the living room floor. The doctors had told his family to give up hope—he was disabled and would remain that way for the rest of his life.