Day 1 - Wheels for the World in Jinja, Uganda 2022

Day 1 - Wheels for the World in Jinja, Uganda 2022

Two team members waiting to see potential recipients at the admin desk

We've got an amazing Wheels for the World team hard at work in Jinja, Uganda until the 18th June -- they'll be distributing and fitting wheelchairs to local disabled people with the partnership of our friends at RILD. We'll post updates as often as data and time allow -- please do pray for the team and recipients over the next week and a bit.

Excellent first day of the Jinga 2022 distribution. 27 people seen, several were ‘roofbreakers’ who are advocates for disability inclusion in the community.

One lady had received an injection at 4 years old that had damaged her sciatic nerve, meaning lifelong mobility problems. Her existing crutches were worn short with excessive use! She was so happy with her new ones!

We had a young man whose family had missed the polio vaccine, leading him to catch polio and lose the use of his legs. He had not had a wheelchair before but walked by pressing his hands on his feet and moving them forward. “We have to find a chair as strong as you are” said the therapist. He was happy with his new chair and began using it well.

Today was mainly getting setup and running. We hope for another long night's sleep to catch up on our missed night and a good busy day tomorrow!

Thank you all for praying!

Two people smiling - one is in their new fitted walker
a new recipient tests out their chaiar
A look across the distribution site, with people sitting waiting to be seen underneath a shelter
a young man with his new wheelchair, with his brothers on either side of him
a young girl in her new wheelchair with a family member
Team members and a young girl in her new wheelchair
Team members interviewed for the local news
One recipient kneeling as they make their way across the floor
A child and team member praying together
A child testing out their new walker across the distribution centre
Loading up a family and a new wheelchair on a motorbike
A team member and a mobility aid recipient smiling together after a fitting
a child in a yellow football top sits in his new walker
The wheels for the world team meeting the local partners
A rainbow spotted over the distribution site
A mother and child reading a book while they wait for a fitting
Assessing a potential recipient
Making adjustments to some foam and wheelchair parts
A child in a red t shirt in their new wheelchair
The team wheelchair races, as one team member celebrates crossing the line while another pushes them
Recipients and family gathered waiting in the distribution centre
One new recipients lifting up his arms in celebration
Fitting a buggy for a young child
Inside the team van after buying foam for wheelchair adjustments

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