Founded in 2001, Free Wheelchair Mission is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing wheelchairs for the impoverished disabled in developing nations. Headquartered in Irvine, California, FWM works around the world in partnership with a vast network of humanitarian, faith-based and government organizations, sending wheelchairs to hundreds of thousands of disabled people, providing not only the gift of mobility, but of dignity, independence, and hope.
Friday Story: "Empowering Community Leaders"
Akulino, a 78-year-old man who lives in the northern region of Uganda, takes great pride in the town he loves, playing an active role in the daily life of his community as a town elder.
Unfortunately, Akulino fell and broke his hip eight years ago. After a two-month-long stay in the hospital, it was clear that he would never walk again ...
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