You can help in their
LONG WALK HOME

An estimated 12% of Pakistan’s population is disabled. They are hidden away or ‘warehoused’ as the society at large fails to see them as normal. Either heaping sympathy or keeping them out of view is the usual reaction.

Subh-e-Nau’s program focuses on mainstreaming individuals with conditions and injuries of the spinal cord, and serious physical disabilities.

SN’s Disability Reduction And Rehabilitation Program (SNDRRP) was put together originally for sportsmen suffering serious injuries, and was later expanded in response to the tragic October 2005 earthquake. SN worked in collaboration with major hospitals in the region and setup programs at 5 major sites.

The program is committed to avoiding disabilities and successfully transition the disabled from facilities to the community. SN’s approach is community based, and is the first of its kind. Collaborating partners include Toronto Rehab, the International Center for Disability and Rehabilitation at the University of Toronto – one of the world’s most prestigious rehabilitation sciences program, besides 12 other international and national organizations.

Working with more than 2500 persons with disabilities every year, are programs are focused in and around the remote areas of Muzaffarabad district, with plans of expanding to Bagh. These are men, women and children who have been disabled as a result of trauma or a hereditary spinal condition.

You can help in their long walk home by contributing in cash or in-kind.

For more details: contact Dr Jawad Chishtie, Project Director and CEO Subh-e-Nau at jac161@gmail.com, or +9251 4432194.