150 children receive gift of mobility

ISRAELI NGO Wheelchairs of Hope has teamed up with a local NGO to bring hope to 150 children by donating a wheelchair to each of them.

“We often take the ability to move about in our homes and community for granted – and with that, the ability to learn, interact with others and participate in family life.

“We are so pleased that we are able to assist, for now, 150 children with mobility impairments, and give them these wheelchairs to enable them to lead active and fulfilling lives,” immediate past president of Women’s International Zionist Organisation (Wizo) of SA Tamar Lazarus said.

She said this was aimed at children aged 5 to 9-years old who were able to push themselves,

“These colourful, ergonomically designed wheelchairs are lightweight and robust to handle urban and country terrains.

“The Wheelchairs of Hope wheelchairs were developed by specialist Israeli doctors and engineers from Alyn Hospital, Israel’s leading paediatric and adolescent rehabilitation centre, with the simple wish to ‘empower education through mobility’,” she said.

Among the recipients of the Wheelchairs of Hope wheelchairs were Maitland Cottage Children’s Orthopaedic Hospital in Newlands, Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital in Joburg and Give a Child a Family in Margate in KwaZulu-Natal.

Wizo is a non-party international movement dedicated to the advancement and empowerment of women in all spheres of society in Israel. It encourages Jewish education in Israel and the Diaspora.

If you would like to recommend a recipient, call 021 464 6700, extension 131 or e-mail wizosa@ctjc.co.za.

‘WE OFTEN TAKE THE ABILITY TO MOVE ABOUT IN OUR HOMES... FOR GRANTED’