Reyhanli , Turkey ( CNN ) -- The patients limp into a two-story house standing on the fringes of Syria 's brutal conflict . They are victims whose bodies have been mutilated by the war . But this charity is giving some Syrians a second chance at life . It is helping survivors take their first steps on the long road toward recovery . Part workshop , part physical therapy clinic , the National Syrian Project for Prosthetic Limbs manufactures artificial legs . It also helps amputee victims train their bodies to walk on these new limbs . Among the patients here is Ahmed Mohammed , who gingerly takes his first steps on a new prosthetic leg . His left leg was blown off above the knee a year ago by an explosion in the battleground city of Aleppo . A network of purple scars riddle his right leg while he says he still has shrapnel lodged in the skin of his back . Several Syrian technicians use screw drivers to adjust the knee joint of Mohammed 's prosthesis as the patient tests the balance on the limb . `` They brought back hope . They brought back self esteem . They brought back life , '' Mohammed says , pointing at the young men who help him . `` My life was a tragedy before I put this limb on . '' It can take months of physical therapy and a succession of different prostheses before patients ' bodies can adjust to walking on new limbs . `` The first and second limbs are temporary , '' said Raad al Masri , a Syrian who runs the prosthetic limb project . `` The third or fourth become permanent . '' Mohammed made the difficult , sometimes dangerous journey from Aleppo to this Turkish border town to try on this third generation of prosthetic limb . The leg has allowed Mohammed to go back to his job as a metal worker . More importantly , he adds , `` I can put my own son on my leg and pull him up , thank God . '' At the charity , craftsmen grind metal on lathes and sculpt , and bake plaster for new limbs . Funded in large part by Syrian expatriates , the project 's directors say it has provided limbs and therapy for free for more than 350 patients . The project is more affordable because technicians adopted the `` Jaipur Leg , '' an artificial limb developed in India that is far cheaper than some other prosthetic models . Among the young people working at the facility is Abdullah el Mawlah , a slender , red-haired teenager . Mawlah is not just an employee . The 18-year old is also a victim of the war , and has his own prosthetic leg . He says he was strafed with fire from an anti-aircraft gun a year ago as he and his family were traveling up a road in a pick-up truck . The boy who once loved to play soccer says he ended up in a hospital bed in Turkey , begging to have his mangled leg amputated because of the pain . Eventually , infection set in , and Mawlah says doctors removed his left leg above the knee . The tall teen moves quickly with a slight limp , even climbing and descending stairs . `` Sometimes we receive patients who are completely destroyed emotionally , '' Mawlah says . `` I can give the patient answers because I have lived their lives . I tell them I have a prosthetic limb and thank God I am here to tell you that you can go on and continue your life like any normal person . Yes , you may not get back to exactly how you were before the injury , but you will be able to walk again . '' Despite these brave words , Mawlah privately confesses to having doubts . He fears that no woman will ever want to marry a man mutilated by war . This organization has gone a long way toward healing physical wounds left by the conflict . The emotional and mental damage , however , may prove much harder to cure .
Charity gives some Syrians a second chance at life . The National Syrian Project for Prosthetic Limbs manufactures artificial legs . It also helps amputee victims train their bodies to walk on new limbs .