On March 20, 2025, Mr. T, a Tokyo resident, delivered a wheelchair to my home. The wheelchair is in very good condition; Mr. T’s son passed away two months after the wheelchair was completed, so he only used this wheelchair for a short period of time.

  Some parents choose to entrust their wheelchairs to our NGO because they are unable to dispose of them after the death of their child who was using it.

  There are various times when they entrust the wheelchair to us. Some parents find us and come to us immediately after the death, while others keep the wheelchair at home for several years after the death and then choose to entrust it to us.

  To the parents, the wheelchair that their child used as if it were their own limb is their child’s alter ego, and they may feel that although their child no longer exists, they want the wheelchair to remain in use forever. We assume that this is why they entrust the wheelchair to our NGO.

  We take in about 500 wheelchairs/year that are no longer in use, maintain them, and send them to needy children overseas. Each of these wheelchairs must have various feelings. If possible, we would like to deliver them to children overseas while conveying their respective backgrounds.

  We are determined to continue our activities, aware of our role as a bridge to send the thoughts of parents and their children by delivering as many wheelchairs as possible overseas.

March 28, 2025　Hirokazu Morita