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Home-based Rehabilitation for Children with Intellectual Disabilities: Awareness Sessions for Caregivers and their Children: “My Cleanness is My Responsibility” – al-Hader Community Space, Aleppo

Because children need a healthy body to help them grow properly during their different life stages, the Syrian Society for Social Development, in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, have implemented a series of joint sessions between the home rehabilitation program for people with disabilities and the health point in the Al Hader community space.


The sessions targeted caregivers and their children, and included a theatrical performance and interactive games directed at developing motor activities and encouraging independence.


During the sessions, emphasis was placed on the need to take care of public health, and attention to personal hygiene (teeth, nails and hair), in addition to taking care of good nutrition and adequate sleep for parents and children. The concept of reproductive health for mothers and the importance of breastfeeding the child was also clarified.


In the end, a set of simple tools were distributed that can help parents as well as children lead a healthy life. One of the children expressed his thoughts, saying: "I will take care of my hygiene more in order for my body to become better and healthier."