From Burma Children Medical Fund:
Before he received a Mobility Cart, Khaung used a wheelchair. But after three years of use, the wheelchair had started to fall apart and the brakes were no longer working. “The mobility cart will give me strong arms,” said Khaung. “Now it will be easier to go up hills and I will be able to stop and rest [by using the brake].”
Successful missions update!
Between the end of April and the middle of May, BCMF was able to fit and provide 70 wheelchairs for children, 100 Mobility Carts, 1 adult wheelchair, 6 pairs of crutches and 1 walker. Adults and children requiring mobility devices, received them during 4 consecutive wheelchair fitting and training missions held in Lashio, Shan State; Kyaukpadaung, Mandalay Division; Nyaung-U, Mandalay Division; and Oktwin, Bago Division!
On behalf of all those who received a mobility device, as well as their loved ones, we would like to say thank you to our partners Golden Future in Shan State, Ko Khin Maung Shwe and Daw Mar Mar Thein in Mandalay Division, and the Oktwin Branch of Myanmar Independent Living Initiative in Bago Division, for helping us organize these missions! Last but not least, thank you to Wheelchairs for Kids, Mobility Worldwide, Brodtbeck Philanthropy Foundation, Rotary Club of Wanneroo, Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA, Allied Pickfords Thailand, Suwannimit Foundation for helping us bring mobility to children and adults in Burma!
