Kasi Hero Foundation has done it again, this time the organisation donated two new wheelchairs to two residents in Pimville Zone 9 and Klipspruit as part of their programme to assist locals living with disabilities.
The wheelchair recipients, Jane Basa (64) who survived a stroke in 2020 and Nelseon Macucule (41) who lost his mobility after a long illness are not the first ones to receive this kind gesture from the organisation.
With the assistance of various stakeholders, inducing CE Mobility who pledged the recent donations, the trio remains a beacon of hope to those in need.
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According to the chairperson of the foundation, Ndivhuwo Liphadzi, their current recipients were referred to them by parliamentary constituency office filed-worker, Norah Hadebe.
After receiving the news of needed wheelchairs, they reached out to CE Mobility who came on board to support a good course.
“The issue of residents living with disabilities is really close to our hearts because in most cases these are residents who come from underprivileged families.
“Something that other people see as simple like a wheelchair is a life changer to others and we are humbled to be the people to go an extra mile to put a smile on those in need,” Liphadzi said.
He added that since they receive a large number of requests from people in need of wheelchairs, they are calling on residents, companies and organisations to assist them with funds for them to reach more individuals in need.
“We cannot do it on our own and we are very grateful to those who assisted us from day one going forward.
“We also urge our recipients and those in need of wheelchairs to try and attend their physiotherapy sessions at their allocated hospitals because in most cases we find that they have spent years without attending due to various factors like not having access to wheelchairs and that makes their healing process difficult.”
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The trio does not only donate wheelchairs and leave, after every two months they go back to check the progress of their recipients and other ways they can assist them such as buying groceries.
“In this case we are really blessed because they can now live their lives to the fullest and that is what we do this for, making lives of those in need better. Our recipients cannot wait to try their new wheels and we are happy for them.””
