The ship loading 90 wheelchairs left Tokyo port on February 24, 2020, and reached Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, on May 4. It was on August 25 that the wheelchairs were unloaded from the container, though. In Paraguay, too, wheelchair delivering work had been restricted due to the corona crisis.
A year has passed since the unloading and wheelchairs have been delivered to disabled children. As a token of their gratitude, National Secretary for the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SENADIS) and the Paraguayan ambassador to Japan have sent us testimonials with photos of children on their wheelchair.
It’s all thanks to the support of Tokyo Akishima Rotary Club, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Ocean Network Express Co. Ltd., (ONE), and the Paraguay embassy in Japan that we are able to keep delivering wheelchairs to such a far-off country as Paraguay. I feel really thankful for this great support.
September 12, 2021 Hirokazu Morita
Testimonial from SENADIS From the Paraguayan ambassador
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Photos of children on their wheelchair.
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The wheelchairs sent to Paraguay in 2020 are from schools and individuals below.
– Chiba Prefectural Sakuragaoka Special School
– Ryokuseikai Seiikuen Commuting Center
– Tokyo Metropolitan Shikamoto Gakuen
– Tokyo Metropolitan Tamasakuranooka Gakuen
– Yokoham Municipal Kamisugeta Special School
– Other individuals
Thank you again for your support.