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September 21st 2025
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September 21st 2025
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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 Walkabout Foundation
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, […]
Wetherby schooboys join Walkabout in Uganda
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/in News /by Tiago Silva
In December 2016, Team Walkabout travelled to Uganda, where we distributed 200 wheelchairs and 20 tricycles with our partner Soft Power Health. Izzy, our Programmes Manager, and Isabel, our CEO, were joined by Heather Williams, our star volunteer physiotherapist, and two students, Luca and Manuel, from Wetherby Senior School in London. Every day the team […]
Patrick’s Story
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/in Stories /by Tiago Silva
At 6 months old, Patrick contracted meningitis. He has been paralysed ever since. Maralal, where he lives, is a small town in a very rural part of Kenya; access to education is limited here and in surrounding regions, and the prevailing attitude towards disability is once of prejudice and superstition. When we met Patrick at […]