Community Based Rehabilitation

He now has a stable home for him and his family and is walking on his “new” foot.

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.

This group of four men became eager to meet each other and friendship was formed. 

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,

During the last couple of weeks, Ahmed’s gait and posture have significantly improved.

The wheelchair has not only contributed to Amir’s improvement physically, but emotionally and psychologically as well.

On his own, he began to stand up and to hold himself on the wall.

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,

Earlier this year, we started a community meeting for the parents and family members of children with disabilities in a small village in Northern Iraq.

Most of all we sense that Haitham now has hope stored in his heart that he did not have before.