| El-Sharifa Fatima Children's Library Children's Central Hospital Baghdad - Iraq |
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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.
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
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.
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
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