The Need - Free Wheel Chair Mission

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In the United States, the majority of disabled citizens will find access to a wheelchair and a life of independence. Public and private health care, government organizations, charitable groups and a variety of social services provide a safety net that grant coverage for many Americans.

However, in developing nations where poverty and economic isolation are the norm, the physically disabled must crawl on the ground or wait to be carried by loved ones to reach their most basic of needs. They are subjected to danger, disease and hopelessness. Their families strain to care for their loved one within an already overburdened existence. For most of these people, a wheelchair is a dream far beyond their wildest imagination.

Disability has a variety of contributing factors but there are some common correlations; one of the most powerful, observable, and universal links is the direct relationship between poverty and disability. The two are intricately connected.

OUR SOLUTION

We build our wheelchairs simply and inexpensively
We use commonly available components.
We partner with like-minded organizations to leverage our ability
to reach some of the most remote regions on the planet.
And we do it for an astonishingly reasonable cost.
For a little over fifty dollars, a wheelchair can be built, transported
and delivered around the world, to lift someone up off the ground,
and change a life forever.

See "The Journey of a Wheelchair"

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earthquake amputees

Earthquake Amputees: New Class of Heartbreak in Haiti
19-year-old Sounlove Zamour was close to graduating from high school when the quake robbed her of not only her father, but both her legs. No longer able-bodied, this bright, independent young woman must now navigate the loss of her father, her city, her future, and her mobility. For Sounlove and thousands like her, a wheelchair could be the key in this devastated nation.
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See how the FWM wheelchair was developed to help meet this growing need among the global disabled population…

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