Humanitarian NGO. Global school of rehabilitation sciences. Taking accredited prosthetics & orthotics education to countries affected by conflict and poverty.
This is what efficient and trusted partnerships can achieve. Human Study and the ICRC working in unison to bring standardized, internationally accredited educational programs to the countries and regions where they are needed most.
Together, we’re helping people with disabilities access the care, support and dignity they deserve.
Blended learning helps strengthen rehabilitation services across Ukraine.
Through our partnership with Human Study, we’re supporting the next generation of prosthetic & orthotic specialists in Ukraine.
Investing in skills today helps improve rehabilitation services for those who need them most.
@ICRC_ua This is what efficient and trusted partnerships can achieve. Human Study and the ICRC working in unison to bring standardized, internationally accredited educational programs to the countries and regions where they are needed most. #partnership#education#prosthetics#orthotics
Today is about resilience, strength, and most importantly, about not giving up.
Sayed Kareem has come a long way, changing obstacles into opportunities throughout his life.
His story embodies what the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is about 🔽
#IDPD
Celebrating the White Coat Ceremony @ National Rehabilitation Center in Freetown, Sierra Leone, honoring the 1st class of P&O orthotics students in the country & the official start of in-country education of Associate Prosthetists/Orthotists. #edutech
Happy International Prosthetics and Orthotics Day! 🦿 To the 650+ prosthetists & orthotists who've graduated from Human Study’s programs, & every student currently training with us, thank you for your compassion and commitment. #HealthcareHeroes#IPODay2024@ISPO_int
🇮🇳Trainers Michael Rexing & Sven Gavron delivered a practical training week in Spinal Orthotics in India, for our partners @ICRC & @MobilityIN Bangalore. The 12 participants continue their studies online until January 2025. #scoliosis#orthotics#humanstudy#edutech#oandp
2 remarkable firsts in Iraq! 1st generation BSc degree Prosthetist/Orthotists graduated from Erbil Polytechnic University & EPU received @ISPO_int accreditation at the highest level - becoming the 1st internationally accredited P&O educational program in Iraq - and the region!
Our first training session in the application of modern translation systems for our educational materials. Huge thanks to @FMFederici @CenTraS_UCL@Wordfast Philippe Locquet Daniela Ford - this will make a huge impact on our work! #innovation#cattools#wordfast#translationtools
A historic moment in our partnership project in Sierra Leone! 10 students have officially started training on the country's first ever Associate Prosthetist/Orthotist education program. Good luck in your studies - we're with you all the way! #blendedlearning#wewilldeliver#oandp
We assist thousands of people every year through our 7 centres all over the country.
Since 1988, the @ICRC in Afghanistan is working to improve the physical and social rehabilitation of people with disabilities.
In the first half of 2024:
Transformational Orthotics and Prosthetics ongoing in Sierra Leone under @PresidentBio's Human Capital Development Vision.
Thanks to @medialab@hughherr and Lisa K. Yang Center for Bionics @MIT (https://t.co/rlq3qOlWtf). This, too, is #RadicalInclusion and #WeWillDeliver
Celebrating a milestone! Our students in Sierra Leone have completed a special preparatory course designed with @medialab K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics to get the group ready to start Associate Prosthetist/Orthotist education 🇸🇱 #prosthetics#orthotics#blendedlearning#edtech
Human Study founder & CEO Chris Schlierf took part in a stakeholder meeting supporting the government of Ukraine with the development of the Prosthetics & Orthotics sector, chaired by Minister of Health @liashko_viktor 🇺🇦 #prosthetics#orthotics#blendedlearning#edutech
The Advanced TT and TF workshops mark the end of our NSPPL SCOPEs (short courses) scheduled in 2018. Mabruk Shabinis for a job well done. We are excited to see what 2019 will bring!
Congratulation to our Afghan students for reaching the highest level in P&O education: ISPO Category I/Bachelor diploma. Pictures of the examination and graduation ceremony. We would like to thank the @ICRC and other partners who supported this project.