Give you a quick situation enlightenment. Kids with handicaps here are seen as inferior human beings. At least that is my understanding from people or the impression I am getting. I have heard remarks of people about them that stems from a lack of understanding in why the children have turned out they way they have.
It is sad, and because of this they children are suffering. Because the parents are ashamed of their children they don’t go outside of their house or their yards. There is an estimated 15 kids in our town that have not seen more then their most intimate relatives. Farina the German volunteer has been working with two twins, taking them on walks through the town a couple of days a week. I walked with her a couple of times and now the whole town thinks we are married and have children. Not only this but they look at us with pity on their faces and some udder fear and distaste.
I am not sure what can be done really to convince the parents of the children to take them out of their houses and take them on walks or send them to play with other children if they can but it’s a concern I have.
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