140 paediatric wheelchairs in the Dominican Republic

In May we provided 140 paediatric wheelchairs to children in desperate need in the Dominican Republic – all thanks to the amazing fundraising efforts of Laura Porcella Mayol at the Berlin Marathon in 2018. Our team, alongside Laura herself, our partner teams, and a group of local star volunteers, personally adjusted every chair to make sure that each one was comfortable, functional and safe – sometimes taking up to 3 hours on a single chair! The majority of the children we met had never had a wheelchair before, and for them this gift represented a world of new opportunities: to go to school; to play with friends; to be independent for the very first time.

Inspirational fundraisers like Laura and supporters of our cause that make our work possible. On behalf of the people whose lives were changed, thank you!