Coming up
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London Marathon 2024
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April 21st 2024
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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April 21st 2024
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Berlin Marathon 2024
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September 29th 2024
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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September 29th 2024
Walkabout distributes 1000th chair in Kenya!
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/in News /by Tiago Silva
In July 2017, we visited Laikipia County, Kenya, where we distributed 228 paediatric chairs alongside our amazing local partner, UDPL. This means that we have now distributed over 1,000 wheelchairs in Kenya, reaching 21 out of the 47 counties, and impacting an estimated 3,000 lives! When we began distributing chairs with UDPL back in 2014, […]
Women4Walkabout Ladies Luncheon
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/in News /by Tiago Silva
On June 16th, we hosted our Inaugural Women4Walkabout Ladies Luncheon at Claridge’s Hotel, Mayfair. This event, sponsored by Buccellati, brought 320 women together and raised an incredible £250,000 for women affected by disability all over the world. Surrounded by hundreds of beautiful flower bouquets, handmade by our co-founders’ mother, Monica Gonzalez-Bunster, guests were treated to a […]
Dharmender’s story
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/in Stories /by Tiago Silva
Dharmender is 11 years old and comes from a very poor family who live in a rural village outside Varanasi. When he joined our centre last year, he was barely able to sit up without support – let alone walk – and spent all his time sitting or lying inside his house. Thanks to the […]
Aakash’s story
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/in Stories /by Tiago Silva
Aakash is 8 years old and is a sweet, intelligent boy with an adorable smile. When Aakash’s mother was pregnant with him, she was unwell, but couldn’t afford to go to the doctor. Aakash was born with cerebral palsy, and was never able to walk. Nor did he ever go to school – in spite […]
Prakash’s story
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/in Stories /by Tiago Silva
In June 2017, we distributed 136 chairs in Bangalore and Varanasi, in some cases reaching recipients from extremely remote villages. It was here that we met Prakash, a 14 year old boy whose last wheelchair broke four years ago. This was the first time he had left his house since. Prakash was initially extremely shy […]
Ram Krishna’s story
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/in Stories /by Tiago Silva
Ram Krishna is from Nepal, and was working for a hydropower company when he was electrocuted while climbing an electricity pole 4 years ago. He and his then-girlfriend, Sarita, got married after his accident because “they realised how much they needed each other”. Our translator tells me this is very rare in Nepal – normally […]
Siddanth’s story
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/in Stories /by Tiago Silva
Siddanth is 12 years old, and lives in Nepal. He was injured in a road traffic accident when he was just 4. Because he had no wheelchair, his mother, unaware of the damage that it would do, kept him inside all the time – his father had left and she couldn’t afford to take him […]
Nepal 2017
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/in News /by Tiago Silva
In April 2015, a devastating earthquake shook Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 people and injuring nearly 22,000. A few months after, Walkabout sent a relief container of 100 wheelchairs, with the hope of restoring dignity, freedom and independence to the people who had lost so much. The disaster may have been almost two years ago, but […]
ReWalk Exoskeleton Press Release
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/in Press /by Camilla Fitzgerald
First Ever Walkabout Daycare and Support Centre
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/in Films /by Tiago Silva
Sofia’s story
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/in Stories /by Tiago Silva
Sofia had just given birth to her son Quima when we first met her back in 2014. She has been paralysed since she contracted polio at a young age. Sofia lives with Quima, her parents, 10 siblings, and 12 nieces and nephews. The family used to own a large coffee plantation and lived comfortably, but […]
Mariam’s story
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/in Stories /by Tiago Silva
Mariam lives in Uganda. She is 21 years old, and a single mother with a 9 month old baby boy. She contracted cerebral malaria at the age of 1, and has been unable to walk since. She has never before had access to a wheelchair. In spite of spending her entire life on the ground, […]