People have expressed "dissatisfaction" with the performance of the government in Sindh over non provision of barrier free environment & assistive devices like wheel chairs, crutches, walkers, tri-cyles. People with disabilities/Polio effected living in rural areas of Nawabshah, Pakistan have no access to purchase such assistive devices to ensure their mobility out of their home & in the home. NDF intends to provide such devices to the deserving people through your giving.
Pakistan is one of three remaining countries that has not stopped the transmission of polio (World Health Organization). Facing a range of challenges such as insecurity, weak health systems and poor sanitation, failure to control the spread of polio and other debilitating causes have resulted in more than 5,000,000 individuals with disabilities in Pakistan. Poverty is a major problem throughout the country--a person must earn less than $ 1.00 per day to be considered poor!
NDF is an internationally recognized non-profit organization that advocates for the rights, safety, and dignified access to services for individuals with special needs. We are currently operating a pilot program that purchases and distributes mobility aids to individuals with disabilities that live in rural areas of Nawabshah, Sindh Pakistan. It is estimated there are over 225,000 people with special needs living in isolation in this remote area, we target 600 individual with disabilities.
To date, we have provided mobility aids to 213 of men, women and children with disabilities but there are still hundreds of children in the Nawabshah and surrounding areas on waiting lists for wheelchairs, tri-cycles, crutches, white canes and hearing aids. NDF's goal is to get these people the mobility aids needed to live independent, productive lives. NDF is seeking support from you to help us reach our goal.
This project has provided additional documentation in a DOCX file (projdoc.docx).
