There are more than 100 million disabled people in the developing world who have no access to wheelchairs due to poverty and economic isolation. Denied this most basic means of mobility, disabled individuals are forced to crawl on the ground, subjecting themselves to dangerous, unsanitary conditions in order to maintain their independence. Others spend most of their lives in isolation, confined to a single room and dependent on family members to meet their most basic needs.
In partnership with Reader’s Digest, Ride for Mobility is a grassroots educational and fundraising campaign developed to help spread Free Wheelchair Mission’s message throughout the country and to raise funds to purchase 15,000 wheelchairs.
The wheelchairs, comprised of a resin lawn chair, metal tubing and bicycle tires, are designed and manufactured by Free Wheelchair Mission and delivered all over the world for less than $50. To date, Free Wheelchair Mission has delivered more than 200,000 wheelchairs in more than 65 countries throughout the world. |
