Coming up
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London Marathon 2023
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April 23rd 2023
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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April 23rd 2023
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Berlin Marathon 2023
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September 24th 2023
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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September 24th 2023
Featured news



Natalina’s Story
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/in Stories /by Yana
Natalina, at age 105, fled her home in South Sudan in 2019. The fear and danger in the area was just too much to bear. Although it’s not really what she wants it to be, she at least feels safe in the Palorinya refugee settlement camp. She puts her longevity into gardening and lentils. We […]
Saviour’s Story
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/in Stories /by Yana
Meet Saviour. As a child, he has been mistreated by his father, while the boy’s health worsened by the day. An unknown illness eventually paralysed his legs, leaving him unable to leave the house. With an abusive father and a serious ailment, Saviour had no hopes for the future. Yet, three years ago Saviour […]
Walkabout Returns to Northern Uganda
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/in News /by Yana
It’s been 7 years since the South Sudanese Civil War, which has caused nearly two million refugees to flee to Northern Uganda. Life in the refugee camps of Bidibidi, Palorinya, and Adjumani is very tough; yet, it is even harder for those with disabilities. That is why last week, thanks to Euromonitor International, Walkabout […]
110 kids in Venezuela received the gift of mobility
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/in News, Uncategorised /by Yana
Thanks to your generosity last Christmas, we were able to raise enough funds to send a container of 110 paediatric wheelchairs to Venezuela, which have just recently been distributed to the neediest of kids around the country. Children and their families came from all over the nation, travelling up to 2 days in order to […]
Eva Maria’s Story
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/in Stories /by Yana
Eva Maria is a cheeky four-year-old girl who had never had a wheelchair before. She was pushed around in a stroller meant for children much younger than her, which gave her no independence and made her feel insecure around other children her age. You can’t imagine how happy she was to see her first wheelchair […]
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 […]
Annual Report 2018
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/in News /by Yana
WF Annual Report 2018
Walkabout Wheelchair Centre – New Beginnings
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/in Films /by Yana
Designer Closet Sale 2109!
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/in News /by Yana
In June 2019, Walkabout opened its very own week-long pop-up shop on King’s Road! The Designer Closet Sale sold pre-loved items donated by generous donors, with at least 50% of proceeds going to our projects. We raised an incredible £70,ooo gross and over £41,000 net, which is the equivalent of 164 wheelchairs! We are so […]
Argentina 2019 Film
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/in Films /by Yana
140 paediatric wheelchairs in the Dominican Republic
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/in News /by Yana
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 […]