Flickr/1llustr4t0r.com. Some rights reserved.The first sign of trouble was when her son Wael’s doctors left their village in Syria. Trying to reach medical help elsewhere was dangerous. Then the schools closed. Each day, the bombs drew closer and closer—life as Kawthar knew it was over. With her country at war, her stability and safety crumbled. For the mother of a child with a disability, the situation quickly turned into a nightmare. So she fled Syria for Lebanon, where her husband was already working, with her three children – Mona, 15, Wael, 13, and Fouad, seven.
That was three years ago.
When the family arrived in Lebanon, she had a hard time finding accessible housing and schools. Wael has Hunter’s syndrome – a condition that results in intellectual and physical disabilities. He needed a ground-level room and open spaces that allow light to enter. He needed a school that could accommodate him and help him learn.
