A Story Behind the Hope

Stress to Success
 ???? Why me
Painful Journey
Difference in prescriptions -

Difference in drugs (medicine) -

Difference in diagnoses -
 Shock
Despair
Depression
Sorrow
Pain
Anger
Fear
 Confusion
–What is the meaning of mentally
retarded?

–Difference between mentally

disabled and mentally ill
 Turning Point
Start to accept God’s Gift
 Senses
To see at the age of 2½ years
To walk at the age of 6 years
To speak at the age of 10 years
 Difficulties
Very Aggressive
No schools
No centers
Neglect from Society
Pity
Shame
 Special Education Classes
Open El Hayat Center–San Marc in 1986
Start learning :
Numbers -

Shapes -
Colors -

Sizes -
Facing Challenges

Social clubs
Issuing ID cards
Military exemption papers
Banking
 Facts
Average of 10% of the population of
the world have disability
Accordingly there are in Egypt about
7.5 Million disabled
A very few of those have access to
essential services and care
-Unhealthy living conditions, poverty,
absence of knowledge about disability
and its causes, prevention and
treatment are factors that account for
the rising number and social exclusion
of persons with disabilities
 Success
Raising up my son in a healthy family
Champion in swimming & riding bikes
Independent
Read & write some words
 Leadership Seminar
To be successful women
At Home
Children
Husband
Office
Community
Society
 Goal Setting
: Vision
-People with intellectual disabilities
have a role in the society, active
participants, and having their rights to
live in respect and dignity.
 Mission
To rehabilitate, integrate, improve the quality
of life
To empower disabled young people to claim
their rights
To raise awareness of family and
community rehabilitation
To promote a culture of work volunteering to
ensure the disabled human rights.
 Village of Hope
Social , Non Profit Organization
Registered under social affairs #
1361
Founded in year 2000
Training & rehabilitating mentally
challenged young people

Believing in exchanging experience

with other nations
 A hope
Persons with disabilities should not
be viewed as “objects” of charity,
medical treatment and social
protection; rather as “subjects” with
rights
Looking for Change
Change Attitudes
Change Laws
Change Behaviors
Change Perceptions
 Looking for Rights
Right to respect
Right to live in dignity
Right to Education
Right to Health
Right to Work

They are human beings

 Advocate
Establishing a network for calling
for the rights for the disabled :
– Health Insurance
– Finishing military exempted papers
– Pension from Birth
Establishing Support Center
Finalizing the papers of Military
exemption
Issuing Disabled ID cards
Issuing National ID cards
Training for parents
Database
Provides direct services such as :
– Speech therapy, physiotherapy,
occupational therapy, early
intervention
– Counseling for parents
 www.1000peacewomen.org

I was honored to be nominated for

Nobel Peace Prize in 2005

Never rest as long as there are people

in the society facing hardship and
despair.
:I will continue to announce that
The big sea was originally a drop of water
A long time was originally one second
The deepest thought was originally one
word
The biggest change was originally one
move
The brightest light was originally like one
candle
 Each of us should be a
ray of Hope for others.
Say YES
 To persons with disabilities

Say NO
 To handicapped