1. Wide shot, Syrian refugee in a wheelchair, while others are passing by
2. Pan right, refugee pushing another in a wheelchair
3. Med shot, medical coordinator, Abdulsalam Amoush talking with refugee
4. Tracking shot, Abdulsalam Amoush getting into his car
5. Med shot, Abdulsalam Amoush driving
6. Med shot, Abdulsalam Amoush walking in the camp
7. Various shots, refugee children in the camp
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdulsalam Amoush - Medical Coordinator:
“People help us. They say, come to us, they have a patient in this tent, we have a patient in this tent, we have a patient in this tent. That makes it easier for us. But it’s not easy to reach people!”
9. Various shots, Wassim Kiwan walking with the help of a friend
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Wassim Kiwan, Syrian Refugee:
"I need a wheelchair which would help me a lot to move around to follow up the procedure to receive a tent or a living container and the food supply, we need."
11. Wide shot, Amoush is talking to Jordanian poet Issam Saadi, who raised money to buy wheelchairs for refugees
12. Wide shot, disabled refugee woman in wheelchair is passing by
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Issam Saadi, Jordanian poet:
“We found many handicaps in the camp. The idea came to our mind to bring wheelchairs to those people to help them to go to the toilets or to go to the hospitals, or just go out from their tents to the sun.”
14. Wide shot, Amoush playing with Rahaf in her bed
15. Tracking shot, Saadi and Amoush bringing a wheelchair to Rahaf
16. Wide shot, Rahaf’s parents taking her into the newly received wheelchair
17. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Suad Zurikat – Syrian Refugee, Rahaf’s Mother:
"Now we have the wheelchair, so we can take her to see the doctor, it's better for her. I can also take her out, she has the right to see the sun!"
18. Wide shot, Saadi, Amoush and mother around Rahaf in the tent
19. Wide shot, Rahaf being taken out from her tent
20. Wide shot, Rahaf silhouetted from the tent, while she’s pushed in her new wheelchair by her brother

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Storyline

War sends people into flight for safety. But for someone in a wheelchair, weak or wounded, refugee life is especially hard.

Abdulsalam Amoush is the medical coordinator for a Saudi Aid Clinic, one of the four health facilities in Za’atri camp in Jordan.

His task is to roam in his own car in search of those who need medical care, those who cannot get to the clinics. His job is not easy.

Za’atri is now the size of a small town with over 65,000 refugees and more coming every day.

There are no addresses here. Word of mouth and mobile phones is how information gets passed on.

SOUNDBITE (English) Abdulsalam Amoush, Medical Coordinator:
“People help us. They say, come to us, they have a patient in this tent, we have a patient in this tent, we have a patient in this tent. That makes it easier for us. But it’s not easy to reach people!”

Twenty three year old Wassim Kiwan lost his leg and part of his hand in a missile attack on his home in Daara. His wounds were life threatening so he fled to Jordan.

Today he is better, but his challenges are not over.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Wassim Kiwan (23) disabled refugee from Daraa:
"I need a wheelchair which would help me a lot to move around to follow up the procedure to receive a tent or a living container and the food supply we need."

Abdulsalam invited the Jordanian poet Issam Saadi to the camp. Moved, the former Palestinian refugee wrote a few articles highlighting the plight of the disabled refugees.

SOUNDBITE (English) Issam Saadi, Jordanian poet:
“We found many handicaps in the camp. The idea came to our mind to bring wheelchairs to those people to help them to go to the toilets or to go to the hospitals, or just go out from their tents to the sun.”

Eighteen year old Rahaf fell when she was an infant. The fall caused brain damage and paralysis. She needs constant care and a way to get around.

On this day, with the money Issam raised, Rahaf is the first refugee to get a wheelchair.

SOUNDBITE Suad Zurikat, Syrian Refugee Rahaf’s Mother:
"Now we have the wheelchair, so we can take her to see the doctor, it's better for her. I can also take her out, she has the right to see the sun!"

One life improved.

Abdulsalam notes others who need wheelchairs, hoping to do the same for them.

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