Walkabout Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on funding research to find a cure for paralysis and donating wheelchairs to people in need around the world. Help us realize the dream of those millions of individuals who hope to walk again one day soon by joining our cause today.
our progress so far:
1,335 Wheelchairs built
24 Projects funded
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How Your Donation Helps
Every time we raise $5,000 for research, we consider it one project funded. Help us fund research projects around the world by donating towards research today.
For only $300 dollars, you can give a person mobility by donating a Rough Rider today. The cost includes a pressure relief cushion, shipping expenses, and on-ground transportation.
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Join In
Create your own Walkabout page and manage your fundraising activities online. You can raise money by creating your own wheelchair builder or by participating in one of our events and having your friends and family sponsor you.
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Build a Wheelchair
Help us bring mobility to the 100 million people in the world who need a wheelchair and cannot afford one. Buy individual parts of a wheelchair or build and buy your own complete chair or fleet of wheelchairs.
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Adopt a Scientist
Scientists are closer than ever to finding a cure for paralysis. Adopt a scientist and fund our doctors’ groundbreaking research today. In return, you will receive progress reports from the lab and direct updates from the scientists.