Ms. Shaheena Ali’s dedication is praiseworthy as she has demonstrated her optimum capacity by leading Women with Disabilities (WWDs) at DWA. She has played a pivotal role in transforming the lives of more than five thousand women. She has assisted in their mobilization process and conducted peer counseling sessions.
She listens to the issues of individual females with polio disability and suggests the most appropriate and easy mobility solutions. She guides parents and guardians to improve the quality of life and healthcare services for females with disabilities. She conducts Independent Living (IL) training sessions for five to six WWDs, teaching them how to enhance their mobility and participate in everyday activities.
She has conducted frequent consultation sessions to resolve female-oriented and gender-based issues. She provides easy and adoptable mobility solutions for shifting and performing home chores. She guides them on how to deal with disability-related discrimination and stigma, and motivates them to move forward. She has supported more than three hundred students with physical disabilities in education, vocational training, and entrepreneurship programs.
Ms. Shaheena has been an exemplary role model for deprived and home-confined groups of WWDs. She serves as a community mobilizer, sharing her story and traveling to urban slums to participate in data collection surveys. She convinces parents and guardians of home-confined WWDs to encourage their mobilization, socialization, and active participation in daily life.
Ms. Shaheena administers the PILC network under the supervision of Mr. Jawaid Rais. She has taken the lead in the network, under which four IL centers have been established. She has visited urban slums and rural Sindh to motivate women and encourage them to join IL centers for socialization and mobilization.
Ms. Shaheena provides community-based services through IL centers. She arranges personal care attendant services for women with severe disabilities at their residences. She strongly recommends hygiene practices to avoid bed sores. She also manages the provision of assistive devices and administers medical supplies for needy and poverty-stricken families of persons with severe disabilities.
Ms. Shaheena conducts awareness sessions for WWDs and their families. She encourages them to obtain CNICs and disability certificates. More than three thousand WWDs have received their special CNICs and disability certificates through her efforts.
Ms. Shaheena promotes gender mainstreaming within the PILC network. She advocates for equal opportunities and facilities for WWDs. She has conducted press conferences and meetings with stakeholders and government representatives for the implementation of the Sindh Disability Act, 2018.
She has also conducted meetings with organizational heads, managers, HR departments, and CSR teams for disability sensitization and the creation of accessible work environments for WWDs and persons with physical challenges. She conducts disability sensitization sessions in corporate organizations.
Ms. Shaheena conducts IL training sessions, motivational sessions, and consultations with individuals and small groups of WWDs. She is an expert in shifting techniques. She guides personal care attendants in assisting WWDs and also supports PWDs in enhancing and improving their mobility through specific techniques.
She supervises IL training for WWDs in all four affiliated IL centers of the PILC network. She frequently visits these centers, conducts meetings with WWDs, understands their problems, listens to their issues, and suggests practical solutions.
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