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30 Jun 2016

I Want a Hug

Hope and Healing InternationalJune 30, 2016No commentsFrom the Field, General children, Community Based Rehabilitation, Disabilities, Disability, healing hugs, hope, Tanzania

A Hope and Healing program officer recently returned from Tanzania. She reported that a recent addition to therapy for non-verbal children was a ‘communications board’. Along with the care-giver, community worker who knows the child, a communications “need list” is designed. These include a picture of food, toilet, and other every day needs. Each board is designed, however,...

10 Nov 2015

Standing Up for Stunted Souls

Hope and Healing InternationalNovember 10, 2015No commentsSustainable Development Goals Malnutrition, SDG's, Sustainable Development Goals, Tanzania

Caroline Abbotts, Hope and Healing Fundraising Field Coordinator Guest Blogger Last month, I had the pleasure and honour to visit Comprehensive Community-based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT), a partner of Hope and Healing. A specific experience made a huge impact on me. While visiting the pediatric orthopaedic ward, I sat with a mom and her two children – both who...