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Chevron Sponsors Wheelchairs For Angola

The Wheelchair Foundation team is currently distributing wheelchairs in Luanda, Angola with Liwini, a humanitarian relief organization formed by Angolan First Lady Ana Paula dos Santos.
Angola is a country that has suffered greatly from devastating civil wars and political unrest in recent years. The population of 12 million people is considered the most disabled in the world with an estimated 20% of the population, or 1.2 million children, teens and adults that have suffered the effects of land mines and other war related injuries. These injuries include polio, which spreads quickly when vaccines are not available due to war.

The Wheelchair Foundation is proud to have Chevron as a sponsor of this 240 wheelchair delivery. Chevron’s long standing relationship with the government of Angola and a commitment to helping the communities in which they have a base of operation, have provided us with the ability to make this delivery happen. The logistical challenges that make a mission of this type difficult have been solved by the dedicated efforts of the Chevron employees in Luanda.

Chevron and the Wheelchair Foundation are taking the first steps toward helping the disabled people of Angola move themselves to a more productive and fulfilling life. Giving 240 people the gifts of hope, mobility and freedom is just the start.

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Wheelchairs For Nigeria

The Wheelchair Foundation has sent a team to distribute wheelchairs in Lagos, Nigeria with the Healthcare Organization for Africa.

The 240 wheelchairs distributed will mean a new life for people that live in a country plagued by disability. For too many years the relief organizations around the world have tried to get long lasting relief to the poor of Nigeria, only to have the relief supplies not reach those most in need.

The Wheelchair Foundation is working with the First Lady of Nigeria to deliver hope, mobility and freedom to children, teens and adults that could go to school, work or worship, if only for the means to get there.

It is our hope that we can make a difference in the lives of people that can now help others as well as themselves to become productive for their families. Very often the only thing standing between a person that is willing to work and a good job, is a wheelchair.

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Wheelchairs For The Children Of Nepal

In a joint effort between the Association of Mobility Providers and the Wheelchair Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities has financed the delivery of 206 specialized wheelchairs to children in Nepal. The majority of the children are victims of Cerebral Palsy, and require specialized wheelchairs.  Daily photographic updates of the delivery mission to Nepal will be posted on the Association of Mobility Providers website.

The Association of Mobility Providers sent an assesment team to Nepal last year to identify the children in need. The Wheelchair Foundation was then approcached for financing of the mission. Ronald McDonald House Charities supplied the funding to the Wheelchair Foundation.

This is a fine example of 3 international organizations working together to save the children of the world.

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Wheelchairs For Sarajevo

The Wheelchair Foundation today delivered a planeload of hope, help and independence in Sarajevo, bringing 270 wheelchairs to this rebuilding city. The wheelchairs were primarily given to victims of the mid 1990s civil war at Sarajevo’s Zetra Sports Complex, with the help of General Joseph Ralston, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander in Chief-European Command.

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Wheelchairs For Oakland, California

The Wheelchair Foundation, Scott’s Seafood Restaurant, Mayor Jerry Brown, and the Port of Oakland will host a delivery of wheelchairs to needy people at Jack London Square, April 10, 2001 at 1:00 pm.

Scott’s Seafood Restaurant has donated 240 wheelchairs for the needy people of Oakland, which will be delivered by The Salvation Army.

Scott’s has been established at Jack London Square in Oakland since 1976. Owner Ray Gallagher has always given back to the community, and this is just the latest chapter in the story of a commitment to the people of Oakland.

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