As a facility unique in its kind, we pride ourselves on the best staff.
Assistant Director: Amani El-Fadil
Amani began working at Khartoum Cheshire Home in 1999. At the time, the center wanted a disabled woman who was able to sufficiently speak English and had worked with other organizations. A pioneer in her field, prior to being hired at the Home, Amani had worked at the Sudanese Community for Disabled People as a volunteer for 6 years helping adults with rehabilitation. Through her work at the home over the past 19 years, Amani has made great progress with initiatives such as beginning the school unit, introducing the handcraft unit to the school, establishing a band that now tours Sudan, and has connected with numerous organizations such as the Red Cross to help train employees and further develop the skills of those that work at the center.
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Ward and Infirmary Head: Mariam Ibrahim
Mariam, a patient at the center since 2002, heads over the physical therapy and surgery wards. She began working here in 2013 and the center currently serves as her home. According to Mariam and several patients, the center is the most advanced of its kind in the nation in providing services to disabled children.
Mariam believes that people with disabilities have inner strengths, and that these strengths should motivate them to speak up because being different just means your special. Though she lost the use of some of her limbs, she believes that having disability means having a voice to eliminate the stigma surrounding disabled people in Sudan. |
School and handcrafted goods head: Mariam Yousef
Mariam, one of the women in charge of the school unit, has been a patient at the center for the past 20 years, ever since she was six years old. When she was younger she’d stay at the center for weeks upon a time due to her family’s residence in another city, Al-Gazeera. Upon attending a summer camp at the center in 2014, she discovered a love and talent for jewelry-making and other forms of arts and crafts. Soon, the student surpassed teacher and the following summer, Mariam came back as a counselor. In 2016, Mariam was hired to head the school unit, where she now teaches jewelry-making, painting, weaving, crocheting, and other art forms to fellow disabled children.
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administrative intern: Hayat Adam
Hayat has been a patient at the center since 2001, when she was 9 years old. After studying Public Relations and Media Studies in college, she decided she wanted to give back to the center that helped her so much growing up, and thus began volunteering at Khartoum Cheshire Home.
One message she wishes to send to society is that there shouldn’t be a stigma surrounding disabled people. At the end of the day, we’re all human and the goal is for everyone to equal, so you should treat others, disabled or not, the same way you’d want to be treated. |