Fatma Saleh
Community Based Rehabilitation worker
Fatma works with people mainly in the communities surrounding Hais. She travels with patients who are referred to hospitals for treatment, in particular women, to protect and care for them. A large part of her responsibility is to raise awareness of health issues in the small communities. In addition to her CBR duties she also helps Rita in the physiotherapy clinic and in the field with documentation. Fatma also helps in the treatment and training room. Overall she tries to be useful to all in the office.
Fatma who heard of the ADRA program in 1999, immediately considered this such a valuable service to the community and saw an opportunity to start her work at ADRA at this time. She gives treatments such as exercises and massage under the direction of Rita. Fatma has been trained by ADRA in Sana’a for physiotherapy using a social fund. She also found it useful to attend a 1 week training course in sign language in the nearby city of Taiz. Later she attended a 3 week course in physiotherapy in Aden.
Awareness raising is important function for Fatma, focused on the causes and prevention of disability, a service she considers important for pregnant women. She teaches mothers how to deal with their disabled children’s issues and how to integrate these children into the community. Fatma also identifies those that need to be referred to hospitals for treatment.
Fatma was born in the village of Hodeid near Hais but now lives in Hais with her 4 siblings and mother. She is single and wants to marry a rich husband and inShallah to have 2 children.
Fatma’s ambition is to help build a centre for disabled in Hais. She hopes that ADRA will contune to support such causes since ADRA has done so much good. People generally have now changed their attitude to those with disabilities and Fatma sees a great success in this area.
Community Based Rehabilitation worker
Fatma works with people mainly in the communities surrounding Hais. She travels with patients who are referred to hospitals for treatment, in particular women, to protect and care for them. A large part of her responsibility is to raise awareness of health issues in the small communities. In addition to her CBR duties she also helps Rita in the physiotherapy clinic and in the field with documentation. Fatma also helps in the treatment and training room. Overall she tries to be useful to all in the office.
Fatma who heard of the ADRA program in 1999, immediately considered this such a valuable service to the community and saw an opportunity to start her work at ADRA at this time. She gives treatments such as exercises and massage under the direction of Rita. Fatma has been trained by ADRA in Sana’a for physiotherapy using a social fund. She also found it useful to attend a 1 week training course in sign language in the nearby city of Taiz. Later she attended a 3 week course in physiotherapy in Aden.
Awareness raising is important function for Fatma, focused on the causes and prevention of disability, a service she considers important for pregnant women. She teaches mothers how to deal with their disabled children’s issues and how to integrate these children into the community. Fatma also identifies those that need to be referred to hospitals for treatment.
Fatma was born in the village of Hodeid near Hais but now lives in Hais with her 4 siblings and mother. She is single and wants to marry a rich husband and inShallah to have 2 children.
Fatma’s ambition is to help build a centre for disabled in Hais. She hopes that ADRA will contune to support such causes since ADRA has done so much good. People generally have now changed their attitude to those with disabilities and Fatma sees a great success in this area.
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