Argentina
Argentina has the second highest human development index of the Latin American countries, yet in 2010, still 14.8% of its population was disabled and 91% of the disabled were unemployed.
Although many laws have been passed since the 1980s to increase employment rates, those who are disabled have been refused employment for decades. Without jobs, these families are stuck in poverty. Our wheelchairs have meant that hundreds of people have been able to return to work with their new mobility.
| Population | 44,293,293 |
|---|---|
| % living below poverty line | 32.2 |
| Year started working | 2013 |
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| Number of distributions | 4 |
| Lives impacted
This number is based on UCP Wheels for Humanity’s multiplier, which takes the birth rate in each country and estimates that one wheelchair impacts the beneficiaries life in full, 0.75% of his or her primary caregiver’s life and 0.25% of the surrounding family members’ (siblings) lives. | 2,622 |
| Number of chairs distributed | 1,140 |
Partners
Media
Ian’s Story
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/in Stories /by Yana
Ian is a 10-year-old boy from Santa Fe. He is passionate about learning foreign languages and painting. He loves going to school and making new friends, despite the fact that Ian can’t walk and has been carried around by his parents his whole life. In March 2019, thanks to the amazing fundraising efforts of our […]
Cardoso’s Story
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/in Stories /by Yana
Cardoso is an 8-year-old boy from Buenos Aires with a dream of becoming an engineer. He loves studying and it was no surprise for us to find out that his favourite subject was math. But Cardoso is unable to walk and has been carried around by his parents everywhere he went. Thanks to the amazing […]
Argentina 2019 Film
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/in Films /by Yana
340 Wheelchairs In Argentina!
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/in News /by Yana
In July 2018, 4 Walkabout Heroes, Matias, Diego, Will and Lucas climbed over 19,000 feet to reach the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. Their extraordinary campaign, thanks to hugely generous donations, raised over $76,000, enough to send an entire container of 340 rough terrain, locally repairable wheelchairs to Argentina! Over the course of 10 days, in […]
250 chairs to Argentina
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/in News /by Tiago Silva
In October 2015 we travelled to Argentina, where we distributed a container of 250 RoughRiders with our amazing local partner, Fundacion Banco Provincia (BAPRO). We travelled around the province, distributing specially adapted chairs to both children and adults, and meeting some truly incredible and inspirational people. We would like to share a few with you. […]
First distribution in Argentina
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/in News /by Tiago Silva
Team Walkabout headed to Argentina at the end of October 2013 to donate 250 wheelchairs. It was our first time in the country and we were thrilled by the overwhelming response that we received from the government, the people and through social media. As part of our partnership with Fundacion Banco Pro-vincia (BAPRO), we spent […]