Transforming Lives Through Disabled People

Ghana 2009 – Day 6

Today we had another fairly long journey to our distribution site, leaving again at 7:00am.  We were based in a church in Asesewa.  I think many of the team will agree with me that this was the most challenging day of the trip so far.  I remember the awful feeling ... Read More...

Ghana 2009 – Day 5

We left at 7:00am for a distribution in Winneba, just over two hours away.  We were based in an open space outside the council offices.  For me it turned out to be my favourite distribution of the whole trip — it had ... Read More...

Ghana 2009 – Day 4

Today the team went in pairs to several different churches.  This enabled the word to be spread more widely about the work of ‘Wheels for the World’.  Between the whole group, we experienced a whole range of churches across many ... Read More...

Ghana 2009 – Day 3

Today we headed to Teshie for another distribution.   We were due to be based outdoors but fortunately we were offered some shelter so we didn’t all end up with heat stroke!  It was another busy day, seeing a variety of people in ... Read More...

Ghana 2009 – Day 2

Today, we carried out our first wheelchair distribution locally in Tema.  We arrived at our destination around 9:00am, where there were already several people waiting for us and a sense of anticipation ... Read More...

Ghana 2009 by Lucy Wood

After arriving late last night, today was spent mainly sorting through all the wheelchairs and mobility aids.  They were already colour-coded into sizes.  However, we needed to divide them up into the different distribution days.  Three of the therapists spent some time ... Read More...