Community Based Rehabilitation
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 has no parents in his life, and he has a disability: both his hands are malformed.
But our partner’s teachers and staff at the children’s home have been patient and persistent with Danior. They have taught him to use his mouth to hold a pencil. They encourage him each day, spending one on one time supporting him. They also have expectations of Danior’s behavior: they don’t permit Danior to stay in the classroom if he is aggressive.
Their expectations of Danior’s academic and behavioral improvements are paying off. Slowly Danior has become a calmer boy and puts his energy into his work. He never complains about his limitations and our partner’s staff are so excited to see how the trajectory of his life has changed for the better.
Our partners in Kyrgyzstan provide teachers, training and materials for children with disabilities in state-run institutions through their Children at Risk project.
An Event for Mothers
“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,
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.
Grateful Families
The parents of these children hosted a celebration to say thank you to our partners who have helped their families.
Now He Sits Like a King!
Positioning and proper support for children with cerebral palsy is crucial to their development and also to interacting and engaging with their environment.
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.
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,
Small Achievements
Since birth, Nurdoolot has lived with a serious condition: intracranial pressure. Doctors discovered a cyst in his brain that is pressing on the area responsible for movement and vision.
Mothers’ Meeting
Many mothers of children with disabilities live in deep isolation.
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.
A Community United for Mubariz
As part of our partner’s project on accessibility, the team launched a district-wide assessment in Rudaki. Here they met a teacher who was homeschooling a 9-year-old boy named Mubariz,
Partnerships for Good
He now has a stable home for him and his family and is walking on his “new” foot.
Our Life is not Our Own
Many mothers of children with disabilities experience significant isolation, as caregiving responsibilities often keep them at home for extended periods. These mothers report feelings of suspicion,
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.