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From Partners for Care

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

From Partners for Care:

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…

From Linda Tripp:

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…

From Linda Tripp:

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…

From Africa Surgery:

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…

From Partners for Care:

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…

From Partners for Care:

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…

From Many Hands for Haiti:
(necessity is the mother of invention)

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…

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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