Meeting Umed encouraged us in our decision to include lessons in skills learning in our disability project for this year and hopefully to continue this into the next.
The community based rehabilitation project in Rudaki provides early intervention and rehabilitation for children with disabilities and support for their parents.
Soon Rahim began to speak those words. And it was like something opened up inside him. He began to respond to comments and requests from others.
A community project in Tajikistan invites peers, children who do not have disabilities, to regularly attend rehabilitation activities six months before school starts.
Karima has improved in her self-care skills and every day she learns something new and makes visible progress!
A doctor, nurse, physical therapist, speech therapist and a special needs teacher, all on one dream team.
Meeting Umed encouraged us in our decision to include lessons in skills learning in our disability project for this year and hopefully to continue this into the next.
When nationwide shut-down for Covid-19 hit Kyrgyzstan, Nurgul knew she had to find something for the special education teachers she leads to do. So she turned the work furlough into a massive training time.
We believe engaging with the local community is essential to doing effective development work. By working with leaders and citizens, we can positively affect attitudes towards children with disabilities and encourage a sustainable integration of our projects into the community.
Her mother speaks about Sumaya’s development with great happiness and joy. She says, “I didn’t expect to see this much development in my daughter, but now I see she can do a lot and will continue to make progress!”
Members of our team in Kazakhstan, in partnership with others in Almaty, have been using their occupational therapy and caring skills with people with disabilities.
She encouraged the younger girl to keep trying with the horse. Lisa received the encouragement, and her perseverance paid off.
One person whose life has been changed through this project is Neff*.
Sitora is a 5-year girl with Down Syndrome. She is the third child in the family and when her mother does housework, Sitora tries to imitate her activities.
“It takes time to see attitudinal changes,” says Emma, “but we think we have seen changes and as long as we stay and continue working, then we will see more positive changes ahead.”
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.
This four-year-old’s name literally means “Lovely Soul.” When she grins, you can see that it’s a good fit.
As Hala has improved physically, so has her and her family’s emotional state. She is almost able go back to school again!
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!
After participating in the training, Nozanin realized the importance of investing in her child, by encouraging education and independence which will help her to find her place in society.
Problems with her birth left her unable to walk normally, so she has spent most of her life sitting and watching the world go by.