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With funding from the UN\u2019s aid coordination office (OCHA), and despite the ongoing violence across the Gaza Strip, the international non-governmental organisation EducAid helped the three siblings get customised devices to help them meet their daily needs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before receiving support, Anas relied heavily on crawling using his hands, and his mother often had to carry him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Writing and eating were\u00a0also\u00a0particularly challenging due to poor balance and limited hand grip.<\/p>\n
EducAid upgraded his wheelchair, adding a detachable wheelchair table and an adaptive waterproof protector shield for his lower body.<\/p>\n He also received a customised pen grip and an adjustable slant table which enabled him to study more easily, along with hand-walking aids which allow him to move around more independently.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI am very happy and I love you so much,\u201d he\u00a0told the support team.<\/p>\n His mother was also very grateful for these upgrades.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cToday, these assistive tools have helped him become more independent, especially with writing and eating,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sujood, Anas\u2019 older sister, is a 17-year-old girl with similar disabilities. She was also born without legs and with only two fingers on each hand, which greatly inhibited her mobility and independence.\u00a0<\/p>\n To address these issues,\u00a0EducAid provided a comprehensive set of solutions, including a size-40 wheelchair, fitted with a detachable dining table, and an adjustable slant table for daily use.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the first time I have my own chair. I slept in it so that none of my siblings would take it from me,\u201d Sujood said. \u201cI feel that someone cares about me.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition, as with her brother Anas, she\u00a0received an adaptive lower body waterproof protector shield and hand support walking aid to\u00a0help her move around and protect her hands when she\u00a0does so.<\/p>\n Before these devices, writing was exhausting\u00a0and required her to lie down. With the new chair and table, she can write comfortably.<\/p>\n \u201cThis chair will help me achieve my dreams and study the field I love \u2013 which is\u00a0media. Now I can move outside the tent without messing up my clothes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n 15-year-old Mohammad was also born without legs and with only two fingers on each hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n EducAid studied his needs both in school and home environments and designed and produced a range of customised devices in their workshops and laboratories to address the particular challenges he faces.\u00a0<\/p>\n One of the final products was a specially adapted wheelchair with a skateboard, which Mohammad loves for his mobility.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n Anas enjoying a class together with other children.<\/span>
\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSujood: \u2018I feel that someone cares about me\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n Sujood has also received tools to help her walk on her hands.<\/span>
\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMohammad: \u2018My clothes no longer get dirty\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n