A STORY ABOUT SILVAND PAULO

Silvand  Paulo is a boy who was born without any disability. He was born in Bukono   village in Muleba District . Currently He is five years old.  His  parents are poor peasants who produce food crops.  When Silvand was  four years  old he started suffering from unknown  disease.  Suddenly  the right leg  started swelling and it was so painful.  Silvand  could not  walk again. He was taken to Kagondo  hospital for treatment but  it was not possible  for him to be treated  without amputating his right leg.  After amputation  Silvand was not able to walk again. He started crawling  from one place to another .Crawling was very difficult for him  especially when he wanted to visit his friends . His mother brought  him to our MDREO office for requesting  mobility device.  MDREO staff assessed him well and referred him to  the hospital for taking some  measurements for getting a walker.  MDREO paid all the costs for the walker, Transport costs  and registration costs.  Silvand started using that walker when moving from one place to another.  He started moving from home to visit other children with that walker.

Next year Silvand will be using that walker when going to a near school. In future  we will plan for an artificial leg for him. Parents and relatives encourages him to accept his situation. MDREO  staff encourages him to accept his situation too.