Bakil Hashem,
Sign language specialist
Bakil has a dual role within ADRA as an instructor for sign language, reading and writing as well as lip reading. He is also a resource specialist for mental patients. As a child psychologist he also gives training for those children who are referred by local schools for behavior issues.
Bakil was born and raised in Hais, and attended secondary school with Hassan the ADRA Financial Assistant. Bakil claims that he was always ahead of Hassan in class, a claim that Hassan does not refute. Bakil later studied at the University of Taiz for 4 years, earning a BA degree in Disability Learning which he completed in 2005. He is now studying for his Masters Degree. In addition to his work at ADRA, Bakil is also a teacher at a local Hais school. He lives in Hais with his wife and one child, a small 15 month old girl named Anhars (Dreams).
Bakil gives sign language instruction 3 days per week to 9 children and 3 adults. However there are many more who need the instruction, and he estimates between 30 and 40. Many of these people live in the rural areas and the women in particular are not able to travel, so are unable to attend.
ADRA provides the classroom for instruction but Bakil hopes that ADRA will also be able to provide him with a resource room for the disabled with educational aids and a computer. He has learned how to use the computer and knows that there are a significant number of software programs that can help disabled children in particular.
Bakil’s hopes for the future are that ADRA will continue it’s support for programs in Hais and that ADRA will be the Centre for the disabled in the region.
Sign language specialist
Bakil has a dual role within ADRA as an instructor for sign language, reading and writing as well as lip reading. He is also a resource specialist for mental patients. As a child psychologist he also gives training for those children who are referred by local schools for behavior issues.Bakil was born and raised in Hais, and attended secondary school with Hassan the ADRA Financial Assistant. Bakil claims that he was always ahead of Hassan in class, a claim that Hassan does not refute. Bakil later studied at the University of Taiz for 4 years, earning a BA degree in Disability Learning which he completed in 2005. He is now studying for his Masters Degree. In addition to his work at ADRA, Bakil is also a teacher at a local Hais school. He lives in Hais with his wife and one child, a small 15 month old girl named Anhars (Dreams).
Bakil gives sign language instruction 3 days per week to 9 children and 3 adults. However there are many more who need the instruction, and he estimates between 30 and 40. Many of these people live in the rural areas and the women in particular are not able to travel, so are unable to attend.
ADRA provides the classroom for instruction but Bakil hopes that ADRA will also be able to provide him with a resource room for the disabled with educational aids and a computer. He has learned how to use the computer and knows that there are a significant number of software programs that can help disabled children in particular.
Bakil’s hopes for the future are that ADRA will continue it’s support for programs in Hais and that ADRA will be the Centre for the disabled in the region.
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