Wheelchairs for Nigeria

http://www.wheelchairsfornigeria.org

Ron Rice and his partner, Ayuba Gufwan, have built and donated 2300 wheelchairs to children and adults crippled by polio. As far as they know, this is more than any other organization in Nigeria, a country with half the population of the U.S.

Nigeria has more polio victims than any other country in the world, and polio is increasing there because of opposition to polio vaccinations by Muslim religious leaders.

Ron and Ayuba have their own shop in Jos, Nigeria, with 21 employees, where they build the 3-wheeled self-pedaled carts made of bicycle parts for $150 each.

For $150, chilrden's lives are absolutely transformed, from crawling on hands and knees, unable to go to school unless they are carried, to now having mobility, able to go to school and having hope for the future.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• wheelchairs
• nigeria
• polio

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I love the fact that the chairs are locally manufactured. Really a great cause.