The support from DAOK has given Jhapat's family a better life
- The support we have received from DAOK has improved my family's life. Now we are only thinking about expanding the business, says Deepa Saud. Jhapat
December 6, 2022
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ASHICO made Silvana start to believe in herself
Silvana Pérez Abujder is 28 years old and has bilateral hearing loss. She is an aeronautical engineer and also co-founder of and chairman of the hearing organization ASHICO. Before Silvana
December 4, 2022
Donatilla – the blind girl on the run who has become a role model
Donatilla Kanimba began her life with most of the odds against her. She had been forced to flee her home country of Rwanda with her parents early on, where
December 1, 2022
Ayushma wants to increase knowledge about intellectual disability in Nepal
Ayushma Manadhar was 13 years old when public school became too difficult and she was forced to discontinue her studies. Now she wants to raise awareness and
November 17, 2022
”I used to ask my mum why I was born like this”
Annamaria David from the village of Ng'ome in the Bahi District of Tanzania is 10 years old. For as long as she can remember, she has faced difficulties because of her
October 4, 2022
From dependence to independence - Regi's story
Regis' mother was single when he was born and in a difficult situation. In desperation, she left Regis in a bush near home, thinking of abandonment
August 8, 2022
Sisters Cristiana and Rosario
Cristiana Fonseca Mayorga and Rosario Fonseca Mayorga are twin sisters who were both born deaf. They are 19 years old and live in Managua, Nicaragua. The sisters have
April 22, 2022
New way of communicating helped Sada break the isolation
17-year-old Sada Igikundiro was born deaf and when she was six years old she also lost her sight. Sada could no longer communicate with the outside world and life turned into a passive waiting at home for another day to pass. But thanks to a project where deafblind people learn to communicate using tactile sign language, her life changed.
March 3, 2022
Hidaya guides other women after their own difficult journey
When Hidaya Alawi was 20 years old and gave birth to her first child, the first thing she heard from the care staff was that her baby was "abnormal".
January 27, 2022
Vocational training gave Sameera the zest for life back
Sameera Sandaruwan was only twelve years old when a falling accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. Sameera completely lost her zest for life and
January 20, 2022