When a child can’t walk and doesn’t have a wheelchair or a walker, they are left behind. They depend on others to get anywhere beyond their front door. As we’ve talked with kids and youth with disabilities about what drives positive change in their health and in their hearts, a clear theme has emerged – assistive devices.
We’ve been chipping away at providing assistive devices for years, but we need a more sustainable solution. That’s where this project comes in.
Together with 3 of our trusted healthcare partners, we have a plan to manufacture and procure 3,948 assistive devices for children like Rose in this upcoming year. The construction and equipment, the systems and training will benefit tens of thousands more children in the years to come. Here’s the budget breakdown:
Construction and Equipment
to boost local manufacturing capacity for assistive devices
$212,880
Skills Training
for orthopaedic technicians and seating clinicians, local artisans, and family members in manufacturing, customization, fitting, and maintenance
$78,781
Procurement
to secure raw materials for manufacturing assistive devices, and procure quality, customizable assistive devices in country or internationally as necessary
$607,908
Transportation
to ensure families have access to assistive device services
$14,554
Total cost of the program $914,123
Rose’s wheelchair is rusting, dented, and it’s failing her. Rose is a beautiful 8-year-old girl in northern Tanzania. She was born with spina bifida, which means her spine is curving forward, and her legs and arms are extremely weak. She needs her wheelchair to get around, but it’s hurting her.
With little padding, no footrests or head rest, no tilt function for repositioning, Rose’s current wheelchair is causing posture issues. Her chin is practically on her chest, and she is having difficulty breathing. Her foot shakes and spasms uncontrollably with no place to rest her foot.
A new wheelchair isn’t a nice-to-have for Rose. Without a better wheelchair, Rose’s spine will continue to curve. She will struggle more and more to breathe, and she will face the very real prospect of early death.
Her loving parents work hard to keep their 3 children fed, clothed, and in school. And yet, there is no way they can save enough to replace Rose’s wheelchair.
Kids like Rose are bright and engaged and full of potential. We have the opportunity to make sure the lack of a quality wheelchair doesn’t stand between them and the life God wants for them.
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Hope and Healing International is a Christian, international development organization that has been bringing hope and healing to children and families trapped in poverty with disability for more than 110 years. Hope and Healing is committed to the safeguarding of children and other vulnerable persons, working to protect them from harm and neglect. As careful stewards of our resources, we plan to spend $3.8 million in fiscal year 2025/2026 to raise $31.1 million to help children and families caught in the cycle of poverty and disability. Please note that if more funds are received for a particular program, project or item than required, Hope and Healing International reserves the right to use the surplus funds in a Board-approved program or project, or for a similar item. Charitable Registration No. 10691 8329 RR0001
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