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We’ve got wheelchairs from Wakabadai Special School.*
Yokohama Municipal Wakabadai Special School is the only special school with both intellectual and physical disabilities in Yokohama City, consisting of two divisions: the limb disability education division and the intellectual disability education division. The physical disability education division consists … Continue reading
Meeting in the intense heat.*
July 23 was a terribly hot day with a temperature of 35°C. The strong sun shone into the meeting site in the morning, and we prepared two tarps and two tents for the activity. To read more,,,
We’ve got wheelchairs from Miyshiro Special School.*
We were offered wheelchairs from Miyashiro Special School for the first time in two years. They store wheelchairs that are gathered at school for a long time and call us when they get a certain number. It’s the cooperation of … Continue reading
A big meeting.*
On July 9, we had a big meeting with Vietnamese group, Sagami Women’s University group, Tama Technical High School group, and voluntary members, 35 participants in total. To read more,,,
The ship for Pakistan departed the port of Yokohama.*
Our NGO got a request from Mr. Saito of Sakura Wheelchair Project to offer our children ‘s wheelchairs along with their electric wheelchairs to Milestone Society for the special persons, Pakistan. This time we sent 4 wheelchairs, 15 sitting-aids, 7 … Continue reading
The 3rd shipment for Ukraine.*
Ukraine Project started with the call of Mr. Kimura(Photo right), a Japanese journalist living in London, and his wife. The 3rd shipment of 215 wheelchairs, a joint effort of three organizations, was loaded onto a container on May 18, and … Continue reading
We had 17 Vietnamese volunteers!*
We had our last activity in May. To our surprise, 17 volunteers from Vietnam came. Other participants were five Sagami Women’s University members, two volunteers, two professional technicians, and the staff, 31 in total. The weather was fine, and it … Continue reading
38 wheelchairs from two facilities.*
We got offered children’s wheelchairs from two facilities below. May 22, Murasaki Aiikuen 15 units May 25, Seiikuen Commuting Center 23 units With 38 wheelchairs stored at one time, our warehouse has been filled with nearly 190 units, which is … Continue reading
The 3rd shipment to UKR was loaded into the container.*
Our NGO has sent children’s wheelchairs to war-torn Ukraine twice, once with 12 and once with 10 units. At the request of additional shipment, we had proceeded refurbishing work since March. At the May 14 mini-meeting, six units were cleaned, … Continue reading
Extra mini-meeting.*
The mini-meeting originally scheduled for May 14 was cancelled for volunteers because rain was forecast the day before. Instead, the staff members did cleaning, refurbishing, and packing six wheelchairs for Ukraine. Thus the third shipment of 61 units to Ukraine … Continue reading