Posts Tagged ‘Africa’
Delivering Mobility in Ghana & Mali
Ghana celebrates International Day of People with Disability December 3rd, 2011 - GHANA, WESTERN AFRICA It was a long journey, but earlier this week I found myself in the city of Wa, Ghana, in western Africa. We traveled to Wa with our country partners, Ministerial Development and Relief [...]
Breadtags for Wheelchairs
Mary Honeybun Cape Town, South Aftrica - Mary Honeybun of Cape Town, South Aftrica, turns tiny pieces of plastic into life-changing gifts! The incredible octogenarian raises funds for wheelchairs by collecting the tags used to keep plastic bags tied around a loaf of bread - something most [...]
Make Buildings Accessible To The Challenged
The Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has directed institutions responsible for issuing permits for public buildings not to do so for buildings that are not designed to make them accessible to the physically challenged. He said although the Disability Law had been promulgated, [...]
Blessings From Africa
Heidi Schlotfeldt, from Rustenburg in Africa, sent us pictures and blessings and is overjoyed that Solomon Phiri has regained his mobility. Solomon, who is the wheelchair recipient, was not in attendance to receive his wheelchair at the time of distribution. Solomon suffered a stroke and is [...]
A Distribution to Africa Changes Lives
The Safari for Mobility held at the Blackhawk Auto Museum earlier this year was a smashing success. Thanks to generous participants, funds were raised to sponsor 14 containers of wheelchairs, which will be delivered to different parts of Africa. The Wheelchair Foundation has teamed up with the [...]