Distributions
Ghana 2011 Wheels trip - latest news
Our team of 7 volunteers arrived safely in Ghana last night, and today will be visiting the President of Ghana and speaking about our work (with tv crews present!). The container of wheelchairs hasn't yet made it to the distribution centre at Ho - we'd... read more »
Stephi's blog - the final two days in Nakuru
Day 7 Today was a really quiet day in comparison to the last few. We were expecting a bus load of people to come but after about 3 hours we heard that they were stuck because of police road checks. We think they will come... read more »
Stephi's Blog - Wheels distribution day 6
We really appreciate Stephi's blogging, bringing us all the news from Nakuru Kenya each day. Here Stephi tells us about some of the disabled people the team helped. Stephi writes: Went to the Catholic centre for 8.30 as usual. Then Alexa and I... read more »
Stephie's blog - Days 4 & 5 in Kenya
Day 4 The alarm went off at 3:45 UK time (5:45 here) for us to have breakfast and then head out to the first church service at Michinda Secondary School in a village 45 minutes drive from Nakuru. We were welcomed as honoured guests and... read more »
Stephie's Blog - Nakuru Days 2 and 3
Day 2 We set off at 8:15 to walk to the centre. When we got there, we carried some tent poles to a grass area and the team put up a large tent for us to work in. The centre has a big room where... read more »
Stephi's Blog (Wheels in Nakuru) - Day one
Our youngest Wheels for the World team member, teenager Stephi, is writing about her experiences in Nakuru, Kenya, whilst on a wheelchair distribution trip - we hope you enjoy reading what she has to say! The whole team met up at Heathrow, that's Glenda,... read more »
Haiti update - April 2011
Team members, Derek and Pauline, have just returned from Haiti - here's what Derek had to say: Our connection back from Les Cayes to Port Au Prince was tight - too tight...!!! The flight was 20 minutes late leaving Les Cayes so we arrived as... read more »
Nyeri, Kenya 2010 - The final day
Our thanks to Phil Green for his inspiring blogs from the Wheels trip to Kenya - Here's 'Day 9 - packing up and flying home.'. Day started about 6:30 for me... Couldn't sleep so I got up. Glenda, Chris and I headed down... read more »
Nyeri, Kenya 2010 - Day 8
By Wheels team member, Phil Green... The longest day ! Where do I start... Eeek. I have been heartbroken today several times for various reasons, but the day started at the now normal time of 8:30 and there were people already lined up waiting for... read more »
Nyeri, Kenya 2010 - Day 7
An emotional blog today, from Wheels team member Phil Green: It's been really hard today both physically and emotionally for myself as well as others. There were a lot of children today and it's a lot to deal with. I often found myself... read more »