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 left Tokyo port for Hamburg, Germany, on May 31.

  The container ship is scheduled to arrive at Hamburg around July 2, and reach the port of Gdynia, Poland, around July 10. Some of the wheelchairs will be delivered to children who have taken refuge in Poland, and others will be delivered overland to children in Ukraine. These 51 wheelchairs and 10 walkers for this shipment are those offered by a dozen special schools and some individuals.

  Our donation to Ukraine so far has become 73 in total (walkers are not included). The total number of wheelchairs to overseas so far is 9,395. Click here for the donation record.

For the background of the third shipment, please see this article.

June 9, 2023      Secretariat

  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 was a pleasant day for the activity.    To read more,,,

  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 about 90% occupied. These wheelchairs will be refurbished for Vietnam and will be ready for shipment at the end of July.

May 30, 2023      Secretariat

<Comprehensive Medical Rehabilitation Center Murasaki Aiikuen>

When the staff arrived, 15 wheelchairs were lined up under the crosswalk, covered with plastic to prevent staining. We immediately loaded up with the truck driver and headed for the warehouse in Haijima.



<Tama Ryokuseikai Seiikuen Commuting Center>

Wheelchairs that had been lined up in the facility were carried to the truck by the center staff.

We managed to load 23 units into the truck. We appreciate the help of the center staff.
(Right) From left to right: Mr. Koizumi, truck driver, and Mr. Nakajima.

  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, refurbished, and packed, and we got ready to ship 61 wheelchairs to Ukraine.

  The packed wheelchairs were transported to the Oi Office of Sankyo Co. Here all the wheelchairs for the third shipment were collected and loaded into the container on May 18.

  Once again, the event was facilitated by Mr. and Mrs. Kimura, journalists living in London. The three organizations that participated in the project were the same as last time, Wheelchairs of Hope, Go! Fly! Wheelchairs, and our NGO.

  The wheelchairs are scheduled to leave Tokyo Port around June 1, arrive in Poland in early July, and head for Ukraine by land. We sincerely hope that these wheelchairs will reach Ukraine as soon as possible.

May 24, 2023      Secretariat

	(Above) The container that has been     loaded. (Left) Wheelchairs loaded in the container.   The ones with yellow tape on the   bottom are our wheelchairs.

    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 was ready and loaded into the container on May 18.

To read more,,,

  On April 23, we had a mini-meeting with Sagami University group, Vietnamese group, and voluntary members, 27 participants in total. It was a bit chilly in the morning, but gradually it became warmer and a perfect day for the activity.
To read more,,,

  On April 9, we had the first mini-meeting in FY 2023 with Sagami Women’s University group. Along with 11 participants in total, there were also two professional wheelchair technicians coming.    To read more,,,

  The ship loaded with 83 wheelchairs for Jesus V. Del Rosario Foundation, our partner in the Philippines, departed Tokyo port at 18:00 on April 6.

  Wheelchairs (52), buggy-types (9), standing trainers (6), sitting-aid devices (13), stretchers (3), etc. are loaded. They are to arrive at the port of Manila, Philippines, around April 22.

  JVR Foundation was unable to receive the wheelchairs for the time being because of the corona disaster and the lack of means to deliver them to the children. However, we decided to ship the wheelchairs to the Philippines because we were told that the corona crisis had finally subsided and that they would be able to receive the wheelchairs.

  This brings the total number of wheelchairs sent to the Philippines to 1,024. Click here to see the graph of donation results.

April 10, 2023       Secretariat

〇Loading the wheelchairs to the container
  We loaded wheelchairs into the container on Friday, March 31. The work was done on the premises of Tama Packaging Industry Co.
　
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(Left) All the wheelchairs were on the pallets, ready for loading.
(Right) Forklift loading wheelchairs into the container.

(Left) Loading done in order at the beginning.
(Right) At the end, a fence is set up to prevent the wheelchairs from collapsing when the container door is released, and the wheelchairs are loaded over it.

The container was almost full.

The doors are closed and sealed with a key called “yellow seal.”

The container left for Tokyo port.

  On April 2, a dozen employees of Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd., which has been supporting financially our activities for years, came to our Haijima Warehouse and worked with us.    To read more,,,