WHEELCHAIRS OF HOPE is an initiative to develop, design, manufacture & provide a wheelchair to children in need of mobility.
The wheelchair is specifically designed for children as we wish to empower education through mobility: Mobility from early childhood is a gate to education. It is the basis for self- confidence and independence. By giving access to education we create a new generation with better skills, confidence and hope.
WHEELCHAIRS OF HOPE together with ALYN hospital Israel’s Pediatric and Adolescence Rehabilitation Center, will provide an integral solution of a good quality wheelchair together with the necessary training capabilities to local teams.
The wheelchair design & developed is a light weight & affordable plastic wheelchair, providing proper fit and postural support, meeting the most common needs of disabled children raging 5-9.
The design focused on:
The wheelchair was presented in the last UN assembly to UNICEF raising vast enthusiasm & interest.
Highlights from the press:
Additional information can be found on the initiatives website.
‘Colorful, lightweight plastic wheelchairs designed and made in Israel are being distributed through charitable organizations to needy children in Israel, the Palestinian Authority territories, Peru and Tajikistan thanks to the vision of Pablo Kaplan, a former executive vice president of Israel’s multinational company Keter Plastic.’ Read the full press release : http://www.israel21c.org/bright-israeli-wheelchairs-are-on-the-way-to-needy-kids/
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