Community Based Rehabilitation
With the support and help from the staff I learnt how to take care of a child with disability.
Trust is Built Through Peer Groups
This group of four men became eager to meet each other and friendship was formed.
Grateful Families
The parents of these children hosted a celebration to say thank you to our partners who have helped their families.
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,
Hope Starts in the Small Things
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.
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.
Chairs for Children
Positioning and proper support for children with disabilities is important for their development
Growing in Strength and Love
When our team first met Gulnar, a six-year-old girl diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) and a suspected case of CHARGE syndrome, she was unable to walk or communicate.
Never too late to learn!
With the support and help from the staff I learnt how to take care of a child with disability.
We Learn Together to Improve Our Lives!
Nazira is a mother of a child with disability, and a new staff of our partner organization. She participated in a training on early intervention for children with hearing and visual impairments.
Mothers’ Meeting
Many mothers of children with disabilities live in deep isolation.
Receiving Help, Taking Responsibility
Amantur lives on a small farm in Kyrgyzstan that is quite remote, lying between two villages.
Professionalism Produces Results
Practical training like this empowers therapists to be more professional and to achieve better results in their treatment.
What a Difference a Chair Can Make!
Adaptive equipment can make a big difference in a child’s life!
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.
Perseverance Brings Progress
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!
Schooling Requires Cooperation
Adnan loves school. His mother smiles with pride and says to the Operation Mercy team, “Every day he wants to go to school.” Naturally gifted with a friendly and bold personality,
Empowering Mothers
“It is so important that you know your rights!”
Not Just Playing Around
This child was 2 ½ years old and had never walked alone before!
First Aid Training Programme
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.
A New Chair
She really enjoyed her new chair and even after this very short time, it was recognisable that her body posture had already been improved.