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Wheels for Life -
Rollstühle retten Leben
is an official an officially
registered association in Austria
(Reg. No.: 038007254) based in
Innsbruck and peruses beneficent
purposes only. W4L is a non-
profit organization that with the
purpose of collecting old, not
anymore used wheelchairs to
ship them after maintenance or repair to the 3rd world
(e.g. Philippines; Sri Lanka, etc.) There these devices are
distributed to poor disabled people that could not afford
these due to being excluded from medical supply because
of material matters.
registered association in Austria
(Reg. No.: 038007254) based in
Innsbruck and peruses beneficent
purposes only. W4L is a non-
profit organization that with the
purpose of collecting old, not
anymore used wheelchairs to
ship them after maintenance or repair to the 3rd world
(e.g. Philippines; Sri Lanka, etc.) There these devices are
distributed to poor disabled people that could not afford
these due to being excluded from medical supply because
of material matters.
Weltweit über eine Milliarde
Menschen mit Behinderungen
According to the presented "World
Report on Disability" by the World
Health Organization (WHO) in July
2011, 15% of world’s population is
assumed to be handicapped.
Accordingly every seventh human
being is concerned with disabilities.
As to the European Development
Department (EUDP) 80% of these live in the so called 3rd
world.
Report on Disability" by the World
Health Organization (WHO) in July
2011, 15% of world’s population is
assumed to be handicapped.
Accordingly every seventh human
being is concerned with disabilities.
As to the European Development
Department (EUDP) 80% of these live in the so called 3rd
world.
Goal of the project
is to provide auxiliary
means (wheel chairs,
walking aides, rollators,
etc.) to people with
disabilities in the third
world specially adapted to
their needs to guarantee
their existence, improve
quality of life and allow
them to participate in
education and/or
employment.
