Yemen: Disability is not an obstacle
Samah Hassan, from Taiz, YemenSamah Hassan is from Taiz, but conflict forced her to move to Sana’a. “My life was so difficult before I got the prosthesis; I had to struggle in my society as a disabled person who should prove her capability. People used to mock me or looked at me with pity, which hurt me. Now, I am a strong girl whose future has changed. I am going to Tanzania to be the first women who will be come back to serve the disabled in my own country with the wheel chair specialization. I’m just speechless.”Hani Mohammed /ICRC
Yasser Mustafa, from Aden governorate, YemenYasser Mustafa, 45 years old, lost his foot due to a non-treated wound. He spent years without work. Once he got a prosthesis, he was determined to make a beter life for himself.Saleh Bahuleis /ICRC
Yasser Mustafa, from Aden governorate, YemenMustafa had a prosthetic training in Ethiopia: “I was lucky to get a prosthesis that changed my prospective in life. Everything changed. Now I’ve a job where I understand the suffering of people and I want to be of an added value.”Saleh Bahuleis/ICRC
Samia Maher Tawfiq, 8 years old from Aden,Yemen.Samia is eight years old. She lost both her right leg and her elder brother during a shelling. Luckily a prosthesis is helping heal her wounds.Saleh Bahuleis /ICRC
Samia Maher Tawfiq,8 years old from Aden, Yemen.Samia's mother: “We managed to register Samia at the school after getting a prosthesis that enables her to have a normal life.”Saleh Bahuleis /ICRC
Saeed Saeed Al Odaini, from Ibb, Yemen.“I think I am still young, since I can enjoy my life and keep working to help others get back their lives.” Saeed lost his leg as a child due to cancer. He recently decided to work at the physical rehabilitation centre. “I fully understood how difficult it can be, and how it’s important to help people have a normal life.”Hani Mohammed /ICRC
Abdo Qaed from Sana’a,Yemen“I was two year old when I realized that I could not play with friends because of my amputated leg. It was very hard for me as it wasn't until I was 15 that I got a new prostheses. It changed my life.I encourage everyone to have hope.”Hani Mohammed /ICRC
Thousands of people have lost limbs in Yemen since the conflict started in 2015. An estimated 6,000 people have been left disabled – most as a result of a blast, mine, or gunshot.
