Background
In brief...
November 25th 2009, RASIT’s Executive Director HRH Dr Princess
Nisreen El-Hashemite accompanied by Noof Al-Falahi, Mustafa Al-
Dabagh, Mustafa Al-Lami, and Assim Al-Daghstani visited the Children’s
Central Hospital in Baghdad for the purpose of decorating the halls and
children’s rooms with framed children’s paintings. The visit included
distribution of drawing books, colors, candies and toys.
During the visit, the Princess and Volunteers noticed the situation of
hospital, staff, children, and families. In summary:
Following the visit, the Executive Director HRH Dr Princess Nisreen El-
Hashemite met with the four volunteers and discussed with them the
idea of establishing a library for the children.
The Executive Board accepted the proposals and the funding for it will
be through El-Sharifa Fatima Fund.
The four Volunteers elected Miss Noof Al-Falahi to be The Director of
the Library.
The Hospital Management allocated the room in the hematology
division. The room supposed to be a play room but was locked and
never opened to the children.
Within 4 days, the room has changed completely into a new look, and
the library became a reality.
See and you will believe
The children and their families were looking at the team while working
and were asking all the time when it will open its doors? Each child was
talking about what he/she wants to do, some say they want to read
stories, others they want to feel they are back to schools, another said
they want to learn English, etc.
One of the Children his name is Abdullah helped in organizing the books
and he donated 4 educational books that he bought for the library.
Now there is a children’s library within the hospital.
The first of its kind in an Iraqi hospital
Opening Ceremony Pictures Slide show
اقــرأ بالعـربية
November 25th 2009, RASIT’s Executive Director HRH Dr Princess
Nisreen El-Hashemite accompanied by Noof Al-Falahi, Mustafa Al-
Dabagh, Mustafa Al-Lami, and Assim Al-Daghstani visited the Children’s
Central Hospital in Baghdad for the purpose of decorating the halls and
children’s rooms with framed children’s paintings. The visit included
distribution of drawing books, colors, candies and toys.
During the visit, the Princess and Volunteers noticed the situation of
hospital, staff, children, and families. In summary:
- Some Children were scared from RASIT’s team as they thought
they are coming to give them injections. - Other Children were so sad or just crying, sleeping on their beds,
doing absolutely nothing, other than waiting for meals, or
treatment. - Most of the children are younger than 12 years old, and do not
go to school regularly because of their illnesses. - Parents were sitting next to their children looking very sad either
crying or just so quite knowing nothing about the destiny of their
sick children, also they even do not understand the diseases. - Once received the gifts, the children were excited and keen to
learn writing, go back to school or study, and even to draw. - Children and parents did not want the team to leave, they found
someone to talk to, to play with, and smile for them. - The hospital services are somehow very poor, old beds and
outdated equipments, few doctors serving all these patients, lack
of nurses, etc. - No entertainment rooms or functions for the children.
- Patients are mainly from different villages and rural areas of Iraq.
- Almost no communication between patients’ families and the
doctors, and between parents and their children, leading to a
lack of hope and increase stress. - RASIT’s team managed to put a smile on children’s faces that
were before full of sadness and pain, and raised the spirit of
hope in their families.
Following the visit, the Executive Director HRH Dr Princess Nisreen El-
Hashemite met with the four volunteers and discussed with them the
idea of establishing a library for the children.
The Executive Board accepted the proposals and the funding for it will
be through El-Sharifa Fatima Fund.
The four Volunteers elected Miss Noof Al-Falahi to be The Director of
the Library.
The Hospital Management allocated the room in the hematology
division. The room supposed to be a play room but was locked and
never opened to the children.
Within 4 days, the room has changed completely into a new look, and
the library became a reality.
See and you will believe
The children and their families were looking at the team while working
and were asking all the time when it will open its doors? Each child was
talking about what he/she wants to do, some say they want to read
stories, others they want to feel they are back to schools, another said
they want to learn English, etc.
One of the Children his name is Abdullah helped in organizing the books
and he donated 4 educational books that he bought for the library.
Now there is a children’s library within the hospital.
The first of its kind in an Iraqi hospital
Opening Ceremony Pictures Slide show
اقــرأ بالعـربية
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