Help make all physically challenged people mobile!

From Partners for Care:Kericho mobility devices
We remain committed to our goal of making all physically challenged people in Kenya mobile through our work in the Mobility Carts and Devices Program.
Our team held an event in partnership with the Kericho County Government today where we donated 10 Mobility Carts, 15 walkers, 2 rollators, packs of…

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Lions & Leos assemble 27 Mobility Carts in Kenya

From Partners for Care:
Lions & Leos on many Mobility Carts
PFC is grateful to Ruiru Pioneer Lions Club, The Lions Club of Nairobi – Huru, and Leos from Zetech University for helping us assemble 27 Mobility Carts. We are grateful to Mobility Worldwide for the Mobility Carts.
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25 Gifts of Mobility Carts will change lives in Nyandarua County

From Partners for Care:
Nyandarua applause for Mobility Cart
Today was an amazing day donating 25 Mobility Carts in Olkalou School for the Disabled, Nyandarua County. The event was in partnership with the Deputy President’s Wife, Her Excellency Pastor Dr. Dorcas Rigathi Gachagua. The event was attended by Nyandarua Senator Honourable John Methu and…

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Excitement, applause, gratitude in Bali for Pull Mobility Cart

From Global Village Foundation:


Name: not specified
Country: Bali
Disability: not specified
Partner: Global Village Foundation

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Partners for Care delivers 100 Gifts of Mobility Carts in Embu County

From Partners for Care:
Embu recipient
We are pleased to have partnered with Honourable Pamela Njoki Njeru, Embu County Women Representative in donating 100 Mobility Carts to People Living With Disabilities (PWDs) in Embu County. The PWDs were also given capital to start businesses so they could be self-sustaining. This shows the great level of commitment…

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Partners for Care provides Gifts of Mobility Carts and more in Laikipia County

From Partners for Care:
Laikipia Recipient
We had a successful event in partnership with the County Government of Laikipia and The Tirus and Esther Foundation. During the event, we presented 10 sewing machines that will equip the Olmoran Vocational Training Centre, two Mobility Carts and our team did a demonstration of the WaterSafe Pack. The event was…

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“force multiplier” for Mobility Cart quality and quantity at MW-Columbia

From Software Improves Assembly of Wheelchairs:

By Virginia Shram
February 2, 2024

When skilled labor is on a volunteer basis and revenue streams are nonexistent, it’s almost unthinkable to set a goal of doubling…

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Many thanks from Mobility Cart recipients

From Partners for Care:


Name: multiple
Country: Kenya
Disability: multiple
Partner: Partners for Care

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Thank You! for 25 Gifts of Mobility Carts at Zetech University

From Partners for Care:
Thank You! Mary at Zetech University
Today we partnered with Zetech University and Lions Club District 411A in distribution of 25 Mobility Carts, cooler boxes and food packages to 25 beneficiaries. The event was held in Igegania Level 4 Hospital. We appreciate all the partners who made the event…

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Mobility Carts and aids bring joy to people of Golol

From Partners for Care:
people of Golol
The people of Golol in Sololo Marsabit County are full of joy, they received Mobility Carts, walking sticks and crutches. 65 people benefited from the outreach by the Marsabit team. The area chief was grateful to Partners for Care for remembering the physically challenged people in his area. We…

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25 people receive Gifts of Mobility Carts in Bubisa

From Partners for Care:
Marsabit Cart recipient
The Marsabit Team has started making Marsabit people mobile. They started with Bubisa village where 25 people received Mobility Carts. This is all possible because of the support we receive from Mobility Worldwide and our local partners. We want to thank all those who support the work as we continue…

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BBC: Ken’s Mobility Cart gets him to work as a mechanic


Name: Ken
Country: Kenya
Disability: not specified
Partner: Partners for Care

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Mobility Cart “goes where wheelchairs can’t go” in Liberia

From Healthy Women, Healthy Liberia:
Liberia man on Mobility Cart
We’re immensely proud to have gifted this extraordinary gentleman with a life-changing Mobility Cart, courtesy of Mobility Worldwide. This remarkable cart enables him to explore places beyond the reach of regular wheelchairs, opening up a world of possibilities!
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Mobility Carts with cool boxes enable means to earn living

From Partners for Care:
Mobility Carts without and with cool boxes
“Good partnerships always have great impact. We recently partnered with Trans-Nzoia County in the donation of 54 Mobility Carts and 94 cool boxes. This will ensure the beneficiaries not only have mobility but also a means to earn a living so…

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Citizen TV reports on PFC Mobility Cart distribution in Kenya

From Partners for Care

Name: multiple
Country: Kenya
Disability: multiple
Partner: Partners for Care

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Mary Wang’ang’a travels 130 km to deliver Gift of Mobility Cart to Naiperiae

From Partners for Care:
Naiperiae
Naiperiae is a seven year old Mobility Cart beneficiary from Kajiado County. Her plight was highlighted by one of our partners the Masters Empowerment. Mary Wang’ang’a, Mobility Carts and Devices Program Director traveled 130 kilometres to deliver the cart which Naiperiae will use to go to school. Naiperiae’s mother was overjoyed and grateful…

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Hilda able to “function perfectly now” with Gift of Mobility Cart

From Linda Tripp:
Hilda
Being able to “function perfectly now” as Hilda says, she will use her cart 4 or more hours each day. Having arthritis has affected her ability to walk without pain. Now at age 62, Hilda is able to get to where she needs to go to do errands. Hilda is from Olanchito Yoro in Honduras. She is…

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Ramon’s Mobility Cart “is a great fit for me”

From Linda Tripp:
Ramon on Mobility Cart
Ramon, 57, of Olanchito Yoro in Honduras received a Mobility Cart. Suffering from ectrodactyly (malformed toes) he had a very hard time walking. Ramon will ride his cart 6 or more hours daily and states “it is a great fit for me”. Thank you goes to Mobility Worldwide and to Steve…

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In spite of polio, James’ Mobility Cart gets him around safely

From Africa Surgery:
James with Mobility Cart

James was crippled by polio as a child. He had worked hard his whole life as a blacksmith. Now, retired and with no wife or children, at age 58, James lives at a small shelter for the disabled, in Freetown. Africa Surgery and our partner…

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7 Gifts of Mobility Carts with new Kenya partnership

From Partners for Care:
Marsabit recipients
“The Marsabit team is at the forefront of making people mobile. They recently partnered with the Ray of Hope organization located in Sololo Sub County. Seven more people are mobile thanks to this partnership. We are grateful to our donors Mobility Worldwide and look forward to making more people mobile.”
Name: multiple
Country: Kenya
Disability: multiple
Partner: Partners for…

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Awo Ali is full of joy because she can now move freely

From Partners for Care:
Awo Ali
Awo Ali is an elderly woman who lives in Marsabit. It has been a challenge for her to move from one place to another due to her age. Marsabit Program Director, Kano Daro heard of her plight and gave her a Mobility Cart. Awo Ali is full of joy because she…

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Mobility Cart brings joy to Hassan and his mother

From Partners for Care:
Hassan
Hassan suffered from an illness that left him unable to walk four years ago. He has been dependent on his mother for movement since. The area chief heard of his plight and reached out to Kano Daro, Marsabit Program Director. Kano donated a Mobility Cart which brought a lot of joy to Hassan…

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Many Hands delivers Mobility Cart via motorcycle

From Many Hands for Haiti:
(necessity is the mother of invention)
Many Hands staff with Mobility Cart on motorcycle helping recipient
A few weeks ago, a man approached Many Hands looking for help. He can’t walk and our staff identified him as a perfect candidate for a Mobility Cart. He…

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PfC recycles MW shipping cartons into postural equipment for children living with disabilities

From Partners for Care:
finished chair
“We always appreciate it when we are able to make use of everything from the Mobility Carts container. One partner that helps us achieve that is Appropriate Paper-Based Technology (APT) a community-based organization that collects cartons and makes postural equipment for children living with disabilities. They have collected 100 cartoons so…

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PFC and MW enable better lives in Marurui, Kenya slums

Kenya PFC Work Team with cart recipients
From Alan Wessler, Mobility Worldwide Columbia:
“After lunch, we went to the Marurui Slum, home to roughly 25,000 – 30,000 people. One of the amazing things going on here is the amount of commerce taking place in the slum in small booths/shops. Some residents are living in 1-2 room shanties…

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PFC honors Mel West and Mobility Worldwide

Johnson
Johnson, a little boy who lives in very rural Kenya, was attacked by a bull and injured his leg. As a result, the he was using a stick to move around. Due to a lack of access to healthcare, his leg became gangrene. Fortunately, a good Samaritan found Johnson and took him to a hospital where his injured leg…

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Shouts of glee anticipating Gifts of Mobility Carts!

Tim Stowe from Wyandotte United Methodist Church in Kansas City, MO gives this report:

Freshly reassembled carts are distributed by Work Team in Kenya
“Today brings an early morning flight to the coastal city of Malinda in Kilifi County. One hour on a prop plane from Jambojet, and we hit the ground running….

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Webster thanks for Gift of Mobility Cart on Zambia TV


In Mazabuka, Zambia, TV reporter Kazela Hanwanda spoke with Webster, who is partially blind and received his first Mobility Cart. Webster thanked all of those who have made it possible for him to have the Mobility Cart.

The Mayoress of Mazabuka (Namwaka Lilanda) thanks our organizations after the introduction by the reporter.
Name: Webster
Country: Zambia
Disability: not specified
Partner: St. Mary’s Church – Women’s Bible Study Group

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Mobility Cart brings Galgallu new joy as she moves with ease

Galgallu
Partners for Care: “Galgallu is a 17-year-old girl from Marsabit, Kenya. She started having walking problems at the age of 5, which immobilized her. A wellwisher who had seen the Partners For Care Marsabit team donating a Mobility Cart, recently shared Galgallu’s story. Partners For Care responded by donating a Mobility Cart to Galgallu, which has brought new joy into her…

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PFC: Amina’s “family … overjoyed to see Amina move with ease from village to village”


Amina was born physically challenged. This marks a 24 year struggle with mobility because she was dependent on other people for movement. The Marsabit PFC team visited her recently and gave her a Mobility Cart. Her family members are overjoyed to see Amina move with ease from village to village. Amina is now able to fetch firewood and bring it…

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Mohamed’s Gift of Mobility Cart enables him to employ a dozen workers!


This 65-year-old man was crippled by polio as a child. Mohamed worked hard his whole life and is now a master sewing-machine mechanic. In his shop, he employs about ten young men and a few women. Never able to walk without crutches, Mohamed has always wanted an arm-powered Mobility Cart to help him get around. These devices…

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PFC: Salama’s “magical machine”


“Salama is a 13-year-old girl who suffered from polio immediately after birth leaving her physically challenged. She has been dependent on her parents for movement since then. The PFC Kilifi team heard of her plight and donated a Mobility Cart to Salama. Her parents were overjoyed and the villagers in Garashi village where she resides are calling them “magical machine”!”
Name:

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PFC distributes 87 Mobility Carts at Rise and Shine Special School

Mumias School woman
“PFC is excited to have made 87 people mobile in Mumias East, Kakamega County. This was in partnership with Rise and Shine Special School. Mary Wang’ang’a, Mobility Carts Program director represented us at the event. We are grateful to Mobility Worldwide for making this possible. ”
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PfC: Mobility Cart gives Burkacha independence again


“Burkacha Ukuro from Marsabit County is the latest Mobility Carts beneficiary. She was involved in an accident 10 years ago which left her unable to walk. The Marsabit team led by Kano Daro, Marsabit Program Director heard of her plight and visited her in the manyatta where she resides and donated the Mobility Cart. Burkacha is grateful because it has…

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PfC: Gift of Mobility Mini-Mart enables Johanna


“Johanna Katana is a retired police officer whose legs were amputated two years after his retirement due to diabetes.
He has been using an old worn out tricycle for movement which was difficult to maneuver in the uneven terrain of Gongoni village.
The PFC Kilifi team visited him and donated a Mobility Cart and cool box in which he stores sodas…

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PfC: Mobility Cart relieves Halaghan from crawling in Marsabit, Kenya


“One of the best ways to achieve a goal is through teamwork! Kano Daro, PFC Marsabit Program Director and his team are on a mission to change the lives of people in Marsabit, one of the ways they do this is through distributing Mobility Carts! Halaghan Lelewi is a 55-year-old man whose life was changed when he recently received a…

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PfC: 50 Gifts of Mobility enroute to Taita-Taveta, Kenya

From Partners for Care: “It is always exciting to know you are making a difference in people’s lives! Today 50 Mobility Carts are off to Taita Taveta County to make more people mobile! We are grateful to the Embassy of Israel and Mobility Worldwide for the partnership!”
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PfC: A new future for Boya with Gift of Mobility

From Shiny Objects:
Boya in Mobility Cart
I was recently asked by someone I admire and respect why I do what I do and how I keep from being distracted by “shiny objects.”
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Partners for Care staff assembles 50 Mobility Carts

PFC staff with assembled Carts
“Today was a great day as staff in Nairobi came together to assemble 50 Mobility Carts! It is hard work but a great joy knowing a life will be changed! It was also a chance to remind each one of them of how much can be achieved when we work as a team!”

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Fulton Rotary helps assemble Mobility Carts

From Fulton Rotary helps assemble Mobility Carts:
pull carts
by Michael Shine | May 14, 2022 at 11:05 p.m.

Members of the Rotary Club of Fulton helped assemble Mobility Carts for people in developing countries Wednesday during a tour and service project at Mobility Worldwide in Columbia.

The carts will be delivered at no cost to people who are…

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PFC: 72 Mobility Carts enroute to Kakuma refugees

From Partners for Care:

We hosted a program officer representing Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS) in our offices! They had come to collect 72 Mobility Carts which are off to Kakuma Refugee Camp where the organisation is based! It is exciting to know that 72 physically challenged people are going to receive the Gift of Mobility! We are grateful…

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PFC: 150 Mobility Carts for Sahajanand Special School

From Partners for Care:

“It is amazing to see what can be achieved when partners come together! Today is a testament of that as Sahajanand Special School received 150 mobility carts thanks to Rotary Club of Emory-Druid Hills and Mobility Worldwide! This will go a long way in providing mobility to the children!”
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Church In Malawi Delivers 11 Carts

Orphan Grain Train is our partner who ships them Mobility Carts.

 

Shipped: 3 Large carts, 4 Small carts, 4 Pull carts

According to the pastor who handled the distribution:
“The Mobility Carts have eased mobility both to parents and children. One of the girls will be…

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 Noe in Honduras upgrades to a rugged Mobility Cart.

 

“Many blessings to all my brothers watching this. This afternoon I’m here in this community named that’s about an hour and a half away from Citala. This family has received this cart as…

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Global Village Foundation prototypes motorized Mobility Cart

From Global Village Foundation:


25 December 2021. Christmas Day.
Kalanganyar Beach. North Bali.
As many of you already know, Global Village Foundation is the leading distributor of Free wheelchairs for the poorest disabled Children & Adults of Bali, & East Java.
It has been the goal of Global Village Foundation for some time to build here in Bali, low cost, easily maintained, robust electric…

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Mobility Cart founder speaks on privilege & gratitude


2005 Ethiopian boy found in need of mobility.
He was using wooden handles to crawl on the ground.

 

At age 97, and in this season of Thanksgiving and Christmas, the two words Barbara and I use frequently are “privilege” and “gratitude”. Born on farms during the Great Depression, and having attended one room schools and small high schools, we were given the privilege of…

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PfC: Gifts of Mobility Carts put smiles on faces

From Partners for Care:

PFC marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by giving 10 Mobility Carts. This was in partnership with The Master Empowerment Centre and Christ Is The Answer Ministries (CITAM) Thika Road. We appreciate the partners for putting a smile on the beneficiaries’ faces.
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PfC: receiving Mobility Carts on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

From Partners for Care:

We are pleased to have received a Mobility Cart container today more so on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. We know that more lives are about to be transformed thanks to the support from our donors.

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PfC: no more crawling – Diba overjoyed with new Mobility Cart

From Partners for Care:

Is there a gift better than giving? There is none! Diba Qalla is a 10-year-old boy who was born disabled in Marsabit. The wheelchair he had was long gone which resulted in him crawling on the ground. The Marsabit team recently came to his rescue and gave him a Mobility Cart which left him…

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Columbia team & Partners for Care deliver Mobility Carts in Kenya


From Katherine Barrett:
Jambo from Kilifi County! This week, I have been awarded a rare and exciting opportunity…one that has touched my heart deeply! Working with Mobility Worldwide and Partners for Care, we were invited into this developing nation’s community and so kindly offered a rare glimpse into the lives of a Kenyan. With prayer, music, the kindest words…

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PfC: Mobility Cart changes Patrick’s life

From Partners for Care:

Patrick a resident of Mayungu in Kilifi County was involved in a car accident ten years ago which resulted in him unable to walk, he is also blind. He has been dependant on his wife to carry him from place to place. He recently received a Mobility Cart from the PFC Kilifi team which…

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PfC: Israel Embassy assists with Mobility Carts in Kisumu County, Kenya

From Partners for Care:

Yesterday PFC in partnership with the Israel Embassy donated 50 mobility carts in Kisumu County. In attendance was the Deputy Ambassador Israel Embassy, Mrs. Dvora Dorsan Yarkoni, Deputy Governor Kisumu County, Dr. Matthew Owilli, His Grace Archdiocese of Kisumu, Zacheus Okoth.
The beneficiaries were grateful for the donation and we look forward to transforming more…

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PfC: Gift of Mobility Cart helps overcome detached leg

From Partners for Care:
Sidi
Sidi had a knee cap problem that led it’s detachment from her leg about seven years ago. She has been using wooden crutches which she say are heavy and causes pains under her armpits. At Keresha village water is far from her home and going to fetch is difficult and a tiresome task for…

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AHMEN: Gustavo prayed for Mobility Cart

From Linda Tripp:


Since birth, Polio paralyzed him from the waist down.
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AHMEN: “Such a great day for Yahir”

From Linda Tripp:


This is Yahiromor, age 6 from Roatan, Honduras. He has mild spina bifida and feet issues. Mother is saying he can’t move around well so often just sits. She says she is very happy God has sent this for her son. It is better than a toy for him! In the video, she is telling him to be strong and stretch his muscles…

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AHMEN: Mario “rides like his friends” with Mobility Cart

From Linda Tripp:


This is Mario, 12. born with mild cerebral palsy. He lives in Tomatin Cantaranas in Honduras. He is excited that he now has a “bike” he can ride like his friends! (more…)

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AHMEN: Gift of Mobility “Mini-Mart” opens new world for Ingrid

From Linda Tripp:

39 year old, Ingrid is from Guillermo, Talanga near Tegucigalpa in Honduras. Her leg was deformed at birth. Ingrid sells OTC meds on the street along with fruit. With her “mart” cooler, she has started to sell orange and mango juices that she can keep cold! Ingrid is very thankful and appreciative that she can be more “at…

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PfC: James’ Mobility Cart “major factor” in university degree!

From Partners for Care:

“We wish to congratulate James Kuon Daw one of the Mobility Carts beneficiaries who just graduated in the 19th graduation ceremony at Mount Kenya University with a degree in Medical Laboratory! He is elated and says the Mobility Cart has been a major factor his success!”

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Mel West presented Lifetime of Service and Honorary Membership Awards

From Columbia South Rotary:

What a wonderful morning as we presented Mel West with the Lifetime of Service and Honorary Membership Awards. The characteristic Mel quote of the morning: “If I had one last wish on this earth, it would be that every person could learn and discover the joy of helping others.” Mel honors us with his…

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PfC: Isaac now on his way with Gift of Mobility Cart

From Partners for Care:

Isaac fell ill at a tender age which unfortunately left him physically challenged. Today he received a Mobility Cart which will enable him go to school, church and visit friends. He is grateful to Partners for Care for providing him with a cart.

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PfC: Annet’s Mobility Cart “dream come true”

From Partners for Care:
Annet Nzaro was born physically challenged in Mere Village. She has crawled to school and back home everyday. This Mobility Cart given to her is a “dream come true“ after many years of her mother’s prayers for getting a well-wisher that could help her daughter with one. She is grateful to PFC for providing…

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PfC: David thrilled by Gift of MiniMart Mobility Cart

From Partners for Care:

Giving a gift of mobility is one of the best ways to transform one’s life for the better. This would be unachievable without our partners on the ground, one such partner is Master Empowerment Organization who gifted David a Mobility Cart. Today we appreciate all those that help make this a reality on the…

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PfC: legless Jibu smiles on replacement for 6 year-old Mobility Cart

From Partners for Care:

Jibu Kahindi is a former student at Gede Special School, he received his first cart in 2015. He recently had it replaced and says it has served him very well. He is grateful to PFC and their partners for the gesture.

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co-founder Mel West: faith is a verb

From Faith is a verb:
Commentary by the Rev. Mel West
April 28, 2021 | COLUMBIA, Mo.

Faith is a verb. That is the answer I give when I am asked what I have learned in my 97 years of living.

Faith is a verb. And there is an addendum to that: “The cross was not meant to be a piece of…

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PfC: after polio, Leonard’s Gift of Mobility Cart leads to fruit business

From Partners for Care:

Leonard Kahugu suffered from polio at the tender aged which unfortunately left him physically challenged. He recently received a Mobility Cart and started a fruit business that has helped him feed him family.He is thankful to PFC for making his life better.

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PfC: 50 Mobility Cart distribution in Nakuru County, Kenya

From Partners for Care:

GIFT OF MOBILITY: Our team today participated in a launch of Mobility Carts in Nakuru County. The Governor Hon. Lee Kinyanjui and the Israeli Ambassador Hon. Oded Joseph were in attendance. We are grateful to all partners for the support. Read More

BCMF: Gifts of Mobility and Sight

From Burma Children Medical Fund:
XX not only received eye glasses along with her husband, but she also received a wheelchair when BCMF staff saw her being pulled to the school on a cart by her husband. Unable to afford a wheelchair, this was the only way that she could get around before she received the mobility cart….

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AHMEN – Brothers getting Mobility Carts

From Linda Tripp:

Saul and Marlon Pidena of Coninca El Cajon Yojoa Honduras are brothers who received Mobility Carts in late February. Both were born with twisted feet (club foot). Saul, 19 (blue plaid shirt) and Marlon, 15, are very happy to “be taller”! Though their family will need to help them to get onto the PET they are driving them…

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PfC: smiles as Mobility Cart relieves John from crawling

From Partners for Care:

John Kahindi is a 65 years old elder living in Kilifi, Dabaso village. He is suffering from stroke associated with bone-marrow cancerous infection. According to John’s medical report from the Kenya medical researchers institute, Kemri, he was supposed to be operated 6 years ago but he lacked financial support. He cannot walk but just crawl. Read More

PFC: Bakar’s Mobility Cart ferries his products to market

From Partners for Care:

Bakar Karisa lives in Kaliapapo village. He got polio at a young age and was later involved in a car accident which led to his condition. He farms cassava for sale and says the cart has helped him ferry his products to the market. He is grateful for the Mobility Cart donation.

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AHMEN: Erik now able to “leave the dirt” to travel!

From Linda Tripp:

Erik, age 9, of Lama Jocan Honduras got his cart today! Born without being able to walk, he’s adapted – even playing soccer. (See video). Today he is now able to “leave the dirt” to travel! But watching him play soccer as he has, I think he’ll continue with the NEW SOCCER ball he also received! Thank you…

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AHMEN: old and young happy with Mobility Carts!

From Linda Tripp:

Eusevio, age 70 is from Locomapa Honduras. He developed polio when he was about 8. He’s very pleased to now be able to get around his village much more easily. Eusevio is very thankful and appreciative! (more…)

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Gifts of Mobility Carts delight in Puerto Escondido, Mexico

From Ronne Jones:

This year thanks to Grace Air Ministries and Tami Beller Gaddis from Aztec Ministry, they hooked us up with @giftofmobility ministry. We were able to give these Mobility Carts to some happy people here around Puerto. Thanks so much to Diego Garcia for driving them down from the middle of Mexico to Puerto Escondido. You guys are the best. We can’t wait to get…

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PFC: Irine’s “wonderful new year” with Gift of Mobility Cart

From Partners for Care:

Irine Mzee Baya a Mobility Cart beneficiary says she is having a wonderful new year, she is able to maneuver with ease as she runs her business on the beach selling fried and fresh fish. The 40 year old is glad she can support her two children with the money she makes. Irine is…

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PFC: local Kenya press reports on Mobility Carts & Mini-Marts

From NGO provides mobility equipment to over 5000 PLWDs:

photo from People Daily Online
A faith-based organization has provided mobility wheelchairs and start up kiosk products to over 5000 people living with disability across the country. Read More

Partners for Care replaces worn out Mobility Carts

From Partners for Care:
Peter Gunga visited the Gede School of Physically Challenged to gift them a request they had made of worn out mobility carts replacement. They replaced carts which had been in use for four years for three pupils. The beneficiaries are grateful to the partners who made this possible.

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PfC: Gift of Mobility Cart ends 20 years of crawling

From Partners for Care: Our PFC team in Watamu donated a Mobility Cart in Mayungu to Fatuma Mohammed. She has been crawling on the ground for 20 years. She says a big thank you to all donors that made this possible. (more…)

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RN: Julio enjoying getting around on his own

From Rainbow Network:

Julio Antonio Hurtado is 57 years old and lives in the municipality of Mateare. On January 18, 2002, Julio suffered a motorcycle accident, which left him with severe spinal injuries. Doctors concluded that Julio would never be able to walk again. However, despite this diagnosis, Julio did not lose his faith in God and…

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PfC: from grass to grace with Gift of Mobility Cart

From Partners for Care:
From grass to grace. John Kahindi was all smiles after receiving a Mobility Cart in Dabaso Village, Kilifi county. He is grateful to Mobility Worldwide for the Gift of Mobility.

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PfC: “I am the true definition that disability is not inability!”

From Partners for Care:

“A recent study was published showing the psycho-social and economic impact of Mobility Carts. The recipients say it best…”

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Mel & Barbara West Cart Center begins operations!

From Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia is on the MOVE!

Even though you haven’t heard much from us lately, we have been very busy. These are some highlights.
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GVF: Mobility Pull Cart makes July 4 a special day for Gede Surya

From Global Village Foundation – Bali:

A few days ago, the Global Village team were invited to visit, and assess, this young man in the village of Galiran, North Bali.
His name is Gede Surya, he is 23 years old. He is physically disabled. He lives with, and is cared for by his very loving family (Mum, Dad, his young brother, & two younger sisters). He cannot…

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PFC: continuing to distribute Mobility Carts

From Partners for Care:

Partners for Care and the Embassy of Israel in Kenya presented a donation of Mobility Carts to beneficiaries of Light and Hope Centre for children living with disability. We thank the Ambassador, Mr. Oded Joseph and Cabinet Secretary Labour and Social Protection, Hon. Simon Chelugui for attending the event and look forward to more…

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GVF: Gift of Mobility Pull Cart ending 20 years of isolation

From Global Village Foundation – Bali:
Ketut
April 15 2020.
A few weeks ago (before the World changed) the team from Global Village visited this gentleman in the village of Ringdikit, near Seririt, in North Bali. His name is Ketut and he is 60 years old. He is disabled. He is cared for by his devoted sister. He is…

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Mel and Barbara West Cart Center progressing

The city of Columbia allows “activities at open construction sites…. as long as they operate safely and using Social Distancing Requirements”

Therefore, construction of our new shop, Mel and Barbara West Cart Center, is coming along. On March 17, cement began pouring for the flooring. Below are some shots from March 29 with some interior views. (More details at Mel and Barbara West Cart Center Coming.)

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Mercy in Motion

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After traveling to Kenya in January we actually saw how Partners for Care are making a huge difference in the lives of Kenyans.  Mobility is a major part of their work.  Enjoy Connie’s thoughts.

Connie

WHEN MY PASSIONS COME TOGETHER

Most of you know I’m a healthcare consultant. My work with Partners for Care…

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Partners for Care empowers Kenyans with Mobility Carts

From Partners for Care:

MOBILITY: We are grateful to have partnered with the County Government of Nandi in providing assistive devices to it’s People Living With Disability (PWDs). The launch today was a great success and we look forward to making all PWDs mobile. Mary Wang’ang’a, Mobility Carts and Devices Program Director and Ashley Waudo, Water backpack…

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17-year-old Jok receives a Mobility Cart in South Sudan

From Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia:

17 year old Jok enjoys his new mobility!

17 year old Jok enjoys his new mobility!

213 Mobility Carts built in 2020

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Partners for Care & Mount Kenya University distribute Gifts of Mobility Carts

From Partners for Care:

Featured in The Standard newspaper today, Partners for Care in conjunction with Mount Kenya University donated Mobility Carts to people living with disabilities. Through this partnership MKU Foundation will train people living with disabilities in entrepreneurship, a move aimed at enabling them exploit their different abilities and talents to become financially independent.

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Foundation for Peace gives Mobility Carts in Casimir, Haiti


“You have heard that life has been difficult for some time in Haiti. Thank God the situation has improved; kids are in school, protests are over and there is traffic again!
“People are still suffering from hunger. We have been doing some survival feeding as part of the FFP United with Haiti initiative. Ken and I were there last weekend for…

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PfC: Gary & PfC get Gifts of Mobility Carts flying to S. Sudan

From Partners for Care:

I received this request through Gary Moreau, Mobility Worldwide Columbia from Jill – a doctor in South Sudan. Jill was trying to find some Mobility Carts. She has one little disabled child with the biggest smile in the world who is hoping to get a pull cart. One year ago his parents had moved close to the TB clinic Jill runs in…

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BCMF: Mobility Cart lifts Wai up from crawling

From Burma Children Medical Fund:

Wai

Ma Aye is a 32-year-old woman who lives with her mother, sister and brother-in-law in a village in Tigyaing Township, Sagaing Division, Burma. When Ma Aye was one, she had diarrhea and three days later, her legs grew weak. By the time she was four, she was only able to crawl on…

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Pull cart makes Doriella smile in Honduras

From Linda Tripp:

Just got this from the pastor who gave the pull to Doriella in Honduras. You can see the small smile! (more…)

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PfC: Anthony’s dreams realized, no longer crawling

From Partners for Care:

Anthony Wanyoike recently received a Mobility Cart and stock to start a business. He is grateful for the donation and says he will no longer crawl on the ground and his business will help him become self-sustainable. He says his dreams are now a reality thanks to the donation.

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PfC: decorated Mobility Carts excite in Kenya

From Partners for Care:
Mobility Cart with Kenya flag
We are excited to have received another Mobility Carts container. The staff love the decoration on the mobility carts especially the Kenya flag. This will change the lives of many physically challenged people by making them mobile, we appreciate Mobility Worldwide and all partners that have made this possible….

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PfC: My life has been changed forever…

From Connie Cheren, Partners for Care:
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A ‘Responsibility to Respond’

From A ‘Responsibility to Respond’:

Mel
Mel West receives honorary degree for humanitarian efforts

Written by Logan Jackson · June 12, 2019

One August afternoon in 1930, 6-year-old Mel West and his family finished their chores early, put on their going-to-town clothes and hopped in their vehicle for the eight-mile drive to Golden City, Mo. West’s father had made homemade ice…

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More on honorary doctorate for co-founder Mel West

From Honors Convocation celebrates 1,520 graduates, honorary degree recipients:
Columbia pastor Mel West gives a thumbs up while speaking
Columbia pastor Mel West gives a thumbs-up while speaking at the MU Honors Convocation on Saturday at Mizzou Arena. West received an honorary degree as Doctor of Humane Letters. He founded Mobility Worldwide, an organization that makes…

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KMIZ TV reports on Mel West doctorate

From Humanitarian hero receives honorary doctorate from MU:
School has handed out over 400 honorary degrees
By: Sydney Olsen
Posted: May 17, 2019 04:00 PM CDT
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Mel West – One Damned Good Horse: Stories, Wit, and Wisdom

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
734 Mobility Carts built in 2019
Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 5/10/19

We wanted to let you know that our founder’s new book is now available. It’s a compilation of Mel West’s writings from growing up to missions he’s started to words of wisdom (see table of contents below). The books are selling for $20. All the money from sales goes to build more Mobility Carts….

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“mobility should be a right for all”

From Mel West:
4-24-19
DREAMING BIG DREAMS: # 1005
Mobility Worldwide (PET) had a great evening, last, as it hosted its annual “Volunteer’s Recognition Dinner” at the local Peachtree Center. Gary Moreau, Director, did a good job of bringing together a crowd of about 150 volunteers, a good meal, and a good program. I sat at the table signing the new book Jeff Moran has edited with some…

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Remembering Earl Miner

From Mel West:
4-12-19
COME INTO OUR HOME ONCE AND YOU ARE A VISITOR. COME TWICE AND YOU ARE FAMILY: # 993
That was the spirit yesterday in Marshfield, MO., as family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of Earl L. Miner. Earl’s compassionate heart, brilliant mind and skilled hands have dramatically changed the lives of thousands of…

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Mobility, Accessibility, Acceptability

From Mel West:
3-23-19
MOBILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, ACCEPTABILITY: # 973
We at Mobility Worldwide (PET) know that we are not finished when we provide one of our hand-cranked wheelchairs for a leg-handicapped person. The task is just begun. (more…)

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“She is your sister, your sister in Christ.”

From Mel West:
3-21-19
IF IT WERE YOUR SISTER, WHO HAD POLIO, COULD YOU SEND HER A PET? # 971
Someone asked how to get one of the Mobility Worldwide PETs. (more…)

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“The people of this community have never seen an event like this”

From Mel West:
3-20-19THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY HAVE NEVER SEEN AN EVENT LIKE THIS: # 970
One of our Mobility Worldwide (PET) affiliates is the New Life Mission in Zambia. They make PETs and distribute to a wide area in Africa, sometimes hauling them 800 or more miles. Here is a story from one of their earlier distributions: Read More

‘X’ is for the explosion

From Mel West:
3-19-19
‘X’ IS FOR THE EXPLOSION: # 969
In my book, “AlphaPET” the letter “X” is for the land mine explosion that took the legs of two young girls in Cambodia. The story of Ros Romdol is typical. Until she was nine years old she survived the war in Cambodia without harm. Then one morning she and her 14 years old…

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Sitting on the ground, no legs, left out

From Mel West:
3-18-19
SITTING ON THE GROUND, NO LEGS, LEFT OUT: # 968
Our files show that we began corresponding with Kenya about PETs in 1998. Our first shipment was made in 2004, and a photo was made of some recipients. It shows a crowd of smiling people, some sitting on their PETs. (more…)

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“performing very well on our rough terrain”

From Mel West:
3-17-19
A LETTER FROM THE PARENTS: # 967
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are happy to introduce ourselves as th parents of Francis Gironyo, who recently received the wonderful gift of a PET.
It was a happy moment for us, and especially for Francis, who has had difficulty moving. He was attending a school which is about 3/4 mile away from our home, but he could no longer go…

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The Story of Julietta, in Angola

From Mel West:
3-16-19
THE STORY OF JULIETTA, IN ANGOLA:: # 966
When I was a child in Sunday School I learned of a terrible disease called leprosy. I thought no more about it until the PET was developed and I received an inquiry from the American Leprosy Association in North Carolina. I had a meeting in that area, loaded a PET on my pickup, and stopped in…

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The gift of opportunity

From Mel West:
3-15-19
BALLOONS, OR A LOTTERY TICKET?: # 965
Persons who receive the gift of a Mobility Worldwide (PET) three-wheeled, hand-cranked wheelchair immediately have a strong desire to use the hauling space on the vehicle to enable them to make an income, to support themselves and to pay back those who have supported them in their handicap. Here are some of the ways they have become…

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Enabling entrepreneurs

From Mel West:
3-14-19
ENABLING ENTREPRENEURS: # 964
There are three responses often given by those who have been crawling upon the ground for years, or being carried about, when they receive a hand-cranked, three-wheeled wheelchair called a PET, made by Mobility Worldwide. (more…)

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“All” is a big word!

From Mel West:
3-13-19
WHAT IF THEIR ARMS DO NOT ALSO WORK? : # 963
The original Mobility Worldwide (PET) was designed for an adult. We soon realized that many children were victims of polio, birth defects, spinal bifida, etc., so Rodney Miner (son of Earl Miner, the original designer) reduced the adult PET to 3/4 size and built the model with plans. Read More

“We have discovered a new world for us”

From Mel West:
3-12-19
WE HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW WORLD FOR US: # 962
In the early years of PET we sent a shipment of the wheelchairs to ACTS (A Call To Serve) in the Republic of Georgia. The woman who was in charge of distributing the PETs, named Eteri, published a booklet of photos of each recipient and a short story about them She wrote:

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Recycling people

From Mel West:
3-11-19
RECYCLING – MILK JUGS, TIN CANS AND PEOPLE: # 961
The hand-cranked wheelchairs, called “PETs”, are shipped in large cardboard boxes, 43″x16″x27″. The PET is partially disassembled, and when put into the box there are empty spaces around it. Shipped that way the PET would rattle around in the box and punch holes in the sides. As the project developed we had to do…

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A knock on the door

From Mel West:
The three-wheeled, hand-cranked wheelchair called PET that was requested by Larry Hills, our missionary in Zaire, had been developed and was being shipped to him. But then what? Where next? How to distribute? How to know to whom a PET should be given?
I had been driving the PET around our block for a couple of years, testing it. One night about 8 there…

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For everybody in need

From Mel West:
Now that we had the hand-cranked wheelchair (PET) designed and approved from the field, and were shipping units to Rev. Larry Hills in Zaire, we needed to move on forward. A volunteer lawyer friend, Robert Fleming, had done the work of securing our 501-C-3 legal papers. Kathy Maynard, a professional accountant, was keeping our financial records properly.
Now we needed to clarify our mission…

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“Shucks, I could build one of those.”

From Mel West:
SHUCKS- I COULD BUILD ONE OF THOSE: # 958
Now that our missionary in Zaire had given the go-ahead on the production of PETs (Personal Energy Transportation) I had a lot of learning and work to do. First, I had to promote and raise money. There were limits to what Barbara and I could do financially. Read More

Larry Hills: “there is one more thing we need”

From THE CREATIVE PROCESS BEGINS: # 957:
In 1993 we were shipping useful items – typewriters, tools, medical supplies, office supplies, clothing, etc.- to Rev. Larry & Laura Hills, our United Methodist missionaries in war-torn Zaire. We had never met, and when they came back to the USA for a speaking tour Barbara and I went to Des Moines, IA, to meet them and evaluate…

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Mobility Cart recipient appears in Tim Tebow Foundation video

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
You are helping persons have fuller lives around the globe.
Give the Gift of Mobility, Dignity, and Opportunity!
MW Columbia update 2/15/19: 222 Mobility Carts built in 2019

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Rev. Walt Hays: The miracle of Mobility Worldwide

From The miracle of Mobility Worldwide:

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—
The year 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of the Mobility Worldwide (formerly PET International).
Since the 1992 beginning, the ministry has constructed more than 70,000 hand-crank carts for people in 104 countries.
The ministry was started by the Rev. Mel West, a World War II Marine Corps veteran and a former dairy farmer and vocational agriculture teacher in Missouri prior to his…

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MW MO-Columbia: Hundreds of Mobility Carts flowed out the warehouse door in 2018

1,823 Mobility Carts built in 2018

21 shipments

to 10 countries

Kenya – Partners for Care, 6 shipments

Haiti – BSEIPH (Bureau du Secrétaire d’Etat à l’Intégration des Personnes Handicapées), Many Hands for Haiti

Honduras – Washington Overseas Mission, AHMEN

Côte d’Ivoire – 1040i

Sierra Leone – Africa Surgery, Inc.

Mexico – DIF & The Jocobo Rodriguez Foundation

Nicaragua – Rainbow Network

Benin – MIERS: The International Mission for Evangelisation and Spiritual Revival

Bolivia…

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Sifa, on Mobility Cart, cheered by classmates

From Partners for Care, in partnership with MedShare:

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Mel West: UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Who will you remember on December 3?
Give the Gift of Mobility, Dignity, and Opportunity!
1,604 Mobility Carts built in 2018

As we approach the UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities I do not try to think of the affected persons in terms of the great numbers who must live and suffer with a physical problem they did not cause. The multiplied millions are too…

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MW Columbia hosts inspiring Kenya story telling

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
1,570 Mobility Carts built in 2018

Check out the latest video on Richard getting to school

Last night we were able to host an event so that 4 friends who traveled to Kenya this past April could share their stories and pictures. Connie Cheren, founder of Partners for Care, and Pastor Hirbo were coming for a visit and rearranged their travel plans…

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Partners for Care distributes Mobility Carts in Kiambu County, Kenya

From Partners for Care: “This afternoon together with H.E. The First Lady Kiambu County and Hon. Jane Nyokabi – MCA Kiambu County representing people living with disability, we distributed assorted mobility devices to people living with disabilities in Kiambu. The county has so far received donations worth over ksh 10 million from partners for care. The donated mobility devices, most of which will be distributed through…

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PfC: Mobility Cart “made his movement easy”

From Partners for Care: Ken Kabata is happy after receiving a Mobility Cart that has made his movement easy. He can visit friends, relatives and also attend meetings. Thanks to Partners for Care and Mobility Worldwide. (more…)

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PfC: Mobility Cart means Peter need not be carried

From Partners for Care: “Life is not easy when you have to depend on people for your mobilty” Peter Njoroge’s sentiments after receiving a Mobility Cart. He is able to visit his friends, market and meetings. Thanks to Mobility Worldwide and Partners for Care for transforming the life of Mr. Peter. Read More

PfC: Gabriel’s life transformed by Gift of Mobility Cart

From Partners for Care: Gabriel who is a resident of Karima village in Malindi is very happy after being visited by Partners for Care Kilifi County during a Mobility Cart follow-up. Gabriel cycles to his friends, market and barazas.

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Fun can be had at Mobility Cart shop in Columbia

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Come find fun and make joy with us.
Give the Gift of Mobility, Dignity, and Opportunity!
Mobility Worldwide Columbia update 9/14/18
1,298 Mobility Carts built in 2018

HAVE FUN, BUT DISCOVER JOY!

One thing I have discovered in my years of humanitarian work has been the difference between fun and joy. R. Tagore wrapped it up in this poem:
“I slept and dreamed that life was joy.
I awoke and…

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MY HANDS ARE ITCHING TO DO SOMETHING: # 785

From Mel West, Mobility Worldwide co-founder:

9-14-18

Two more reports from PETs sent to The Republic of Georgia:
*** Vitali Tomadze, 70 years old, is a carpenter, from Ambrolauri. He lost his right leg because if diabetic gangrene three years ago. He tremendously suffered the immobility. It is difficult for him to get to his shop where he works. Everything…

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IT WAS MY DREAM: # 764

From Mel West, Mobility Worldwide co-founder:

9-13-18
More reports from PETs delivered to The Republic of Georgia:
***Merab Imerlishvili, 46, has Little’s Disease and congenital paraparesis of the lower extremities.
He said, “My only consolation are my books. They help me to live.” His new PET allowed him to accompany his little son to school. “It was my dream,” he said,…

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I WILL LEARN: # 763

From Mel West, Mobility Worldwide co-founder:
9-12-18
Here are a couple of responses from the PETs sent to The Republic of Georgia:
*** Mikheil Turkhasveli, 14, has infantile paralysis. We had some doubts about the ability of the boy to drive the PET.
Two months after the delivery of the PET we visited the boy and learned an amazing story….

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WE HAVE DISCOVERED A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR US: # 762

From Mel West, Mobility Worldwide co-founder:
9-11-18
When I visited The Republic of Georgia in 2000 Mobility Worldwide (PET) was well underway. We had sent them a few PETs and they loved them. The Russians had taken about everything on wheels when they left, including all wheelchairs.
When a leg-handicapped person in the hospital needed to be moved he/she…

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PfC: Gift of Mobility Cart transforms Wako’s life

From Partners for Care: “The Gift of Mobilty Cart donated by Partners for Care in partnership with Isiolo County Government has completely transformed my life. It is an answered prayer. I use my Mobility Cart to visit friends and attend elders’ meetings”, shared Wako Kachu.

Thanks to Mobility Worldwide for the Gift of Mobility.

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PfC: Frankline: “Mobility Cart has enabled me…”

From Partners for Care: “Mobility Cart has enabled me to gain more friends, playmates and become a hero in my school,” Frankline Mutembei 15 years from Manyatta Alakara for the physically challenged school in Isiolo County.
Frankline’s life was changed courtesy of the partnership between Mobility Worldwide, Isiolo County Government and Partners for Care.

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PfC: Richard goes to school with Gift of Mobility Cart

From Partners for Care: Richard is an 18-year-old class eight student at St. Francis Rehabilitation Project in Malindi, Kilifi County. Partners for Care gifted Richard with a Mobility Cart which he uses to go to school.

Thanks to Mobility Worldwide

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Vicky joyfully receives Gift of Mobility

From Partners for Care:Vicky Kinya a student from Manyatta Alakara was so happy to receive a Mobility Cart. This was made possible through the great partnership between Partners for Care and Isiolo County Government.

We continue to lift others in partnership with Mobility Worldwide

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PfC: watch Wako on Gift of Mobility in Isiolo County, Kenya

From Partners for Care: Wako Dida seven-year-old from Manyatta Alakara Home for the physically challenged, Isiolo County was one of the beneficiaries who received a Mobility Cart through a partnership between PFC and Isiolo County Government. Thanks to Mobility Worldwide for the Gift of Mobility.

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4 Columbia volunteers distribute 180 Mobility Carts in 2 days in Kenya

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
MO-Columbia update 8/7/18
1,137 Mobility Carts built in 2018

Check out the new Videos page on our website.

In April, four of us from Columbia (Barbara, myself, Elsie, and Sandy) went to Kenya for a Mobility Cart distribution. We worked with the Kenya Relief organization and had the wonderful help of two faculty and five physical therapy students from Alabama, as well…

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Empathy & Opportunities to distribute Mobility Carts in February 2019

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Give the Gift of Mobility, Dignity, and Opportunity!
Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 8/1/18: 1,102 Mobility Carts built in 2018

I recommend to all the fascinating, educational and informative book, “Strangers in Their Land,” by Arlie Russell Hochschild. In, its earlier pages the author writes about what he calls the “empathy walls.” Empathy is much more than sympathy. Sympathy says “I feel sorry for you, and…

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Partners for Care receives container of Mobility Carts in Nairobi

From Partners for Care: We are pleased to announce the arrival of a container of Mobility Carts at our Nairobi office. We look foward to partnering with county governments, corporates and organizations locally in order to transform the lives of the physically challenged in Kenya. We appreciate Mobility Worldwide for this partnership. Read More

PFC: Godfrey excited by Gift of Mobility Cart

From Partners for Care: Godfrey Njoroge was excited to receive a Mobility Cart, he can now move from home to work, visit friends and church. Thanks to Mobility Worldwide and Partners for Care for endeavouring to make Kenya mobile. (more…)

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Catherine joyfully receives her Mobility Cart

From Partners for Care: Partners for Care in partnership with Mobility Worldwide endeavor to make Kenya mobile by donating Mobility Carts to assessed disabled individuals. Catherine Wanjiku was so happy to receive a large Mobility Cart which has helped reduce her dependency on friends and relatives.
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia: Gifts are put to use

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
901 Mobility Carts built in 2018

Check out the new Videos page on our website.

For years I’ve been reading, taking webinars, and such to learn more to help our mission be more successful. Last week I went to a seminar on new requirements coming down the pipe from the Accounting Standards Board. This was put on by our CPA firm. All…

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Partners for Care launch of Mobility Carts in Isiolo featured in KTN news

From Partners for Care: Partners for Care launch of Mobility Carts in Isiolo featured in KTN news. We look foward to making every physically challenged person in the county mobile. We appreciate Mobility Worldwide for making all this possible.

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PFC delivers 196 Mobility Carts in Isiolo County, Kenya

From Partners for Care: PFC in partnership with Isiolo county government and Talanta Premiere launched a partnership that saw 196 Mobility Carts presented to the physically challenged in Isiolo county. They hope to ensure every physically challenged person in the county become mobile. The event was graced by His Excellency Mohammed Abdi Kuti, Isiolo county governor, Connie Cheren, PFC Founder/President, Mindy Miller, PFC U.S. board member,…

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We celebrate Independence with Tobias on his Mobility Cart at school

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
You can provide independence for others!
Give the Gift of Mobility, Dignity, and Opportunity!
Happy Independence Day!

We celebrate independence by remembering Tobias in Kenya. Here is part of the report from one of our distribution partners in Kenya in 2016.

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PFC trains for distributing 186 Mobility Carts in Isiolo County, Kenya

From Partners for Care: PFC Mobility Carts program head training the Isiolo County disability group leaders on how to fill the registration forms following a donation of 186 Mobility Carts to the County Government. The goal is to acquire information from the recipient of the Mobility Cart to be databased for future reference. Correct filling of the registration form is important by the assessor.

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Mobility Worldwide Founder’s Inspiration in Malawi

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
What Inspires your support of Mobility Carts?
MO-Columbia update 6/12 – 831 Mobility Carts built in 2018

From Kathy Maynard: One of our early volunteers and past Executive Director at the international level of our organization, Steve Baima, presented to a group and sent this comment afterward:

“Kathy & Mel, …As usual, there are always those in such audiences that ask about Mel and if he…

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Mobility Director visits with cart recipients in Nicaragua

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
796 Mobility Carts built in 2018
MO-Columbia update 6/7/18

In April, Gary flew to Nicaragua to tour one of our partners’ work. This is part of his report that will be in the summer newsletter coming out this month.

One publicly gave a prayer to say Thank You to God for Your Generosity in…

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Founder Speaks on Promises to Donors

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
WE PROMISE then, now and in the future.
Give the Gift of Mobility, Dignity, and Opportunity!

Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 5/15/18: 702 Mobility Carts built in 2018

Our governor here in Missouri has been making the news for his use of the mailing list
for a charity for political purposes. It may lead to his undoing. This is a good time to
review THE PROMISES MOBILITY WORLDWIDE MO-COLUMBIA…

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MedShare delivers Gifts of Mobility in Guatemala

Four Mobility Carts from MO-Columbia were delivered by MedShare to Hospital Materno Infantil Juan Pablo II in Guatemala and distributed by physicians there.
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First Lady Margret Kenyatta distributes Mobility Carts in Migori

From Carry Each Other’s Burdens…

Her Excellency, the First Lady of Kenya, Margaret Kenyatta, the Honorable Governor Zachary Obado and many officials joined Steve, Sandy, Team 8 missionaries and staff in the distribution of WorldWide Mobility Carts April 16-18 on the KR campus in Migori!

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Poor nutrition can be a reason for needing a Mobility Cart

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Have you heard of Konzo disease that causes paralysis?
Give the Gift of Mobility, Dignity, and Opportunity
MW-Columbia update 4/25/18: 585 Mobility Carts built in 2018

Check out the new Videos page on our website.

One of many lessons I have learned in working with Mobility Worldwide is that there are many causes for leg handicaps worldwide (see updated list), and…

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Partners for Care receives 196 Mobility Carts from MW MO-Columbia

From Partners for Care: PFC is pleased to announce the arrival of the Mobility Cart container. 196 mobility carts, 50 sewing machines, 15 cool boxes and 31 crutches are now in Kenya. We appreciate our partnership with Mobility Worldwide Columbia for their support.
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A message from Pastor Hirbo this Easter

“It was big day for the disabled people in Moyale, Kenya. I never dreamed at all that we could help 60 people in Moyale who have crawled on the ground or been carried all their lives to have mobility but God is so faithful and cares for his creation. God bless…

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Mobility founder wonders if we are getting the most out of our money

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Do you think $300 for a Mobility Cart is a good investment in a changed life?
Give the Gift of Mobility, Dignity, and Opportunity!
Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 3/27/18: 414 Mobility Carts built in 2018

Check out the new Videos page on our website.

I am a quote keeper. One sentence can sometimes say something more profoundly than an entire speech. In the last…

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You can help someone who drew the short straw in life and provide a cart

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Will you help more Ireens?
Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 3/20/18: 374 Mobility Carts built in 2018
Check out the new Videos page on our website.

Some folks get the “short straw” in life, and I will never have an answer as to why. The short straw concept usually means getting the bad end of a…

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Mobility Carts ship out to Lions in Mexico and MedShare’s CA warehouse

295 Mobility Carts built in 2018

Check out the new Videos page on our website.

Von of Mobility Worldwide at the international level asked us to fill 2 orders this month.

On February 15, 40 small crank carts on 4 pallets left Columbia and headed to Del Rio, TX to Lion McCain.

“The carts will be delivered by me (20) to Presidente DIF, Acuna, Mexico. (20)…

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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia: Founder talks about leaving a legacy of values

How are you leaving a legacy for others?
Give the Gift of Mobility, Dignity, and Opportunity!
214 Mobility Carts built in 2018

This is a word to parents and grandparents, about legacies. As you plan for the legacies you will leave your children and grandchildren, be aware that they need to inherit your values far more than your valuables. Our youth live in a confused and confusing world, and they need to…

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Mobility @ Columbia: shop news & Valentines you sent

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.

179 Mobility Carts built in 2018
Check out the new Videos page on our website.

When you give a box of chocolate to someone you love or someone you care about, you give a Valentine. Last year, you sent 1,853 Mobility Cart Valentines across the world. This year so far, you have built 179 Valentines ready for another shipment of…

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Mel’s notes on the economy of the world

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Twig or your own toothbrush? How can you help change the economy of another family?
Give the Gift of Mobility, Dignity, and Opportunity!
Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 2/7/18: 174 Mobility Carts built in 2018

Check out the new Videos page on our website.

How much is too much, and when is not enough not enough? How should the resources of the world be distributed?…

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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia teams with other NGOs to make a difference

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Help us build and ship another cart.
Give the Gift of Mobility, Dignity, and Opportunity!
Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update 1/27/18: 78 built in 2018

John Wesley, founder of Methodist Church in England, said, “If your heart is as my heart, give me your hand.” I like to think of Mobility Worldwide as having joined hands with other NGOs to solve some of the health problems of…

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FAITH can change the lives of the leg handicapped around the globe

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 1/10/18
Give the Gift of Mobility, Dignity, and Opportunity!

Periodically we need to review what it means to be a “faith-based” NGO. Here is my statement: (more…)

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What do NGOs do in the field besides distribute Mobility Carts?

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Thank you for your great support in 2017!!
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update 12/26/17: 1,826 built since 1-1-17

Coming: Watch for a change in the Updates in 2018.

A question asked: “What do the NGOs do other than distribute Mobility Carts?”
Answer: The Luke Commission, medical team in Swaziland, is one of the many NGOs that have the distribution of our…

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Mobility Carts are sent where most needed regardless of politics

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Will you help us show love everywhere?
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update: 1,775 built since 1-1-17

A question people ask as they look at the map on our wall that shows where we have distributed our Mobility Carts:
“Why do you give the Mobility Carts to people in countries that consider themselves as our enemies?” Read More

‘What is charity?’ See what Kudzai does with his cart blessing.

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Will you join us by perpetually blessing another person with a leg handicap?
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 12/12/17: 1,740 carts built since 1/1/17

My favorite periodical is The Christian Science Monitor Weekly. The Nov. 20 issue had, in its “Upfront” column, an excellent statement about “True Charity.” It is so on-target, and at this Christmas Season, I thought…

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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia celebrates the International Day of the Disabled

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Will you join us in the promotion & change?
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 12/5/17

International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 3

“The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities…

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Mobility Worldwide founder remembers his son, Moine

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
We can all lead a caring, giving and full life.
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 12/1/17

Many of you have sent condolences after the recent death of our son, and I want to share a bit about his life. He was a strong supporter of Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia. Read More

A grandpa is thankful his granddaughter received a Mobility Cart

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Thank you for your interest and support this past year!!
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columba Update 11/21/17

Thanksgiving has been a part of my life since as soon as I could talk. When I was just a little tad and someone would give me something or pay me a compliment, my Mother said, “Say thank you, Melvin.” And I did.

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Founder answers questions about Mobility Carts parts.

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Could you donate for treated lumber?
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update: 1,581 built since 1-1-17

Our shop and warehouse at 1908 Heriford Road here in Columbia hosts a lot of tour groups, large and small. Here are some of the questions they ask that might interest you readers. Read More

Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia is the branch that other shops have sprouted from

Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 11/8/17
Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Your support of our shop allows us to share donated parts!
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It has occurred to me that ?many of you readers are not aware of where all the Mobility Worldwide Production Sites are located. Our shop is pictured below (Mobility Worldwide MO – Columbia); come visit us M – F 8 am…

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Mobility Cart stories from Kenya

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
More Esthers need your help. Please give now.
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 10/31/17

Everybody loves a good story. When Jesus told them they were called parables, and they packed a powerful message. Those of us who speak publicly know that hearers remember the stories we tell long after they have forgotten whatever else we said. Mobility Worldwide…

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Mobility Carts regularly ship out in 40′ ocean-going containers

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Will you help with shipping more carts?
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update: 1,496 built since 1-1-17

Mobility Worldwide MO – Columbia ships out most of its three-wheeled, hand-cranked and sturdily built wheelchairs in 40′ ocean-going containers. Carts go to reliable NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) who then distribute them to leg-handicapped and very poor persons who receive them at no cost….

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How does a Mobility Cart fight poverty?

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Provide a cart and fight poverty!
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update
October 17 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty:

For fifty-two years I have worked with the poor of the world – of the USA, in Africa, Central America, South America, Russia, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and more. That relationship has been to me an inspiration, an education,…

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Mobility Carts: International day of the girl child October 11

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
You can help girls change the world!
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update 10/11/17
1,409 carts built since 1-1-17 = 850 large crank, 382 small crank & 177 Pull

October 11 is the International Day of the Girl Child.

The rise of women in the world is without a doubt the most important change I have seen in my over 9 decades…

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What is common trait among Mobility Worldwide volunteers & donors?

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
What does empathy mean to you?
Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 10/6/17

What one word would describe the personal attribute most common to all Mobility Worldwide volunteers and donors? Would it be age? No, we are all ages. Would it be a certain faith? No, we are of many faiths and/or none. Would it be that we are affluent? No, some of us are affluent, but…

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Read how you can help send Mobility Carts after natural disasters

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
You can help send more carts to those hurt in storms and earthquakes.
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update

“Birds of a feather flock together” is an observable phenomenon. John Wesley (founder of the Methodist Church) put it more theologically, “If your heart is as my heart, give me your hand.” The Orphan Grain Train (OGT) of Norfolk, NE, is…

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Landmines and polio are declining, but Mobility Carts are still needed

Maker of the Mobility Cart since 1994.
Could you provide a cart today? $300
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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update 9/19/17

The good news is that two of the major causes of the need for the kind of mobility that Mobility Worldwide (PET) provides are in decline. (more…)

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Beginnings and latest on Mobility Cart designer

Maker of the PET Mobility Cart since 1994.
Will you continue Earl’s vision in providing ‘simple’ mobility?
Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update 9/12/17

Barbara and I often describe our lives as being privileged, and one of those privileges has been to have our lives entwined with those of the Miner family, of Marshfield, MO. (more…)

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Why is our Mobility Worldwide founder talking about snake bites?

Maker of the PET Mobility Cart since 1994.
Will you help those who have been bitten by snakes?
Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update: 1,229 built since 1-1-17

When in 1994, the missionary Larry Hills asked me to develop the three-wheeled hand-cranked wheelchair (originally called PET), the immediate need in Zaire was for the victims of polio and landmines. Then as we grew in scope, other needs were found – leprosy, diabetes, birth defects,…

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Hear how our founder learned about boxing carts and logistics

Maker of the PET Mobility Cart since 1994.

Did you know our cart shipping budget is $40,000?

Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update

Mobility Worldwide (PET) has been a wonderful learning experience for me. My two degrees in dairy husbandry and theology held little relevance. Fortunately, I had grown up on a farm, taught Ag shop in high school, and served in the US Marine Corps. I had a strong sense of logic, which…

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Mobility Carts serve many with feet problems

Maker of the PET Mobility Cart since 1994.

More feet need your help!!

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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update: 1,118 built since 1-1-17

Remember we are changing over to info@giftofmobility.org.

Read the stories in the feet you see. Some are well groomed with painted nails and some in high heels. Here at Lenoir where I live a huge building operation is in process, with…

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Have you been to the shop of Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia?

Maker of the PET Mobility Cart since 1994.

Will you help support the operation of our shop & warehouse?

Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update

Last Tuesday Mobility Worldwide here in Columbia was pleased to host a tour group from the nearby Lenoir Woods Senior Living Center. The bus group of about 20 included several folks who were already donors, but had never seen how their dollars were used. Read More

How does Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia raise funds to build 35 carts a week?

Maker of the PET Mobility Cart since 1994.

Let’s keep the numbers growing!

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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update

A mission project like Mobility Worldwide assumes tremendous responsibility when it launches itself as a humanitarian project. (8/19: World Humanitarian Day. This day commemorates those who have lost their lives in humanitarian service.) Read More

Mobility Cart is a ‘machine of peace’

Maker of the PET Mobility Cart since 1994.

Will you help spread peace thru a Mobility Cart?

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Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia update 8/4/17

Earl Miner, the designer of the Mobility Cart, emphasized that it was a “machine of peace”. “You cannot mount a machine gun on it,” he said. It has now been placed in 104 countries, and without any regard to race,…

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Mobility Carts reaches Ekwendeni CCAP Mission Hospital in Malawi

Receive warm greetings from Ekwendeni CCAP Mission Hospital in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

On behalf of the Management and staff of Ekwendeni CCAP Mission Hospital, I write to acknowledge receipt of a container carrying Mobility carts on 28th July 2017 details as below;

1. 88 Large Mobility Carts
2. 86 Small…

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How do Mobility Carts help after wars?

Maker of the PET Mobility Cart since 1994.

Will you help more persons who have received wartime injuries?

Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update

This is a partial quote from one of my favorite songs, by Bob Dylan:
“How many times must the cannonballs fly, before they are forever banned?
How many deaths will it take ’till He knows that too many people have died
The answer, my friends, is blowing in the wind, it’s blowing in…

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Mobility Carts go to persons of all heights & sizes

Maker of the PET Mobility Cart since 1994.

Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update: 924 built since 1-1-17

My life has been blessed by my relationship with some of God’s little people. (The word now rejected was “dwarf.”) (more…)

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What does Mobility have to do with coolers?

How would you like to give a cooler & a business opportunity?

Mobility Worldwide MO-Columbia Update: 924 built since 1-1-17

Persons who receive Mobility Carts often have three responses.

First, they experience pure joy at receiving the gift of mobility. For the first time in many years, they are able to move about, to look people in the eye, to be social. A huge smile often accompanies their inner joy.

Second, they ask…

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Mobility Worldwide helps those that have drawn the “short-straw” in life

I grew up in a “short-straw/long straw” culture. My grade-school teacher in our one-room school used broom straws to teach us some facts of life. In a playground game such as “Andy-over” someone had to be picked to choose first in picking teams. Ms. Mary Christner got a straw from a broom, broke two pieces off, hid them in her hand, and the one that got the long straw…

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