Children at Risk

A Fall party was a great opportunity to show guests just how much the children are learning.

After a couple of sessions on the back of a gentle horse, Jamal now rides with a smile on his face.

She encouraged the younger girl to keep trying with the horse.  Lisa received the encouragement, and her perseverance paid off.

Adaptive equipment can make a big difference in a child’s life!

One of our desires is to help families care for their children with disabilities, and we are so glad to see the growth in Rich!

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.

Julia has new energy now in her especially important work!

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.

The staff helped Aygul and her colleagues better understand the effects of CP on the children and ways to increase the children’s mobility.

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. 

A doctor, nurse, physical therapist, speech therapist and a special needs teacher, all on one dream team.

This four-year-old’s name literally means “Lovely Soul.” When she grins, you can see that it’s a good fit.

Samuel* entered the world with cerebral palsy.  When he was about 12 years old, his family sent him to stay at the state institution for children with disabilities.

Kamil realized he possessed leadership skills and that he had not been leading in a good way. He resolved to stop pressuring other students to do the wrong things and to try to lead in doing good things.

It was a busy day at our office in Kyrgyzstan.  Several families had come for consultations regarding adaptive equipment for their children with special needs.  Some families had travelled several hours for the opportunity and had brought along all their children for the event,

Anna was a good, experienced teacher. But when our education project director, Daisy* approached her to offer work teaching children with disabilities in Belovodski children’s home,