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.

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  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.
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  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,,,

  On March 12, we had a mini-meeting with Sagami Women’s University group, Vietnamese group, and voluntary members. The participants were 21 in total.
  Mr. Miyata, a wheelchair professional who runs a wheelchair and sitting-aid manufacturing business in Hanno City, was among the three voluntary members.    To read more,,,

  We’ve promoted the project of sending special instruments to Malaysia. The request of our partner in Malaysia, Mr. Syed, former representative of Aleps Dream Factory, was to send him special instruments used for medical treatment rather normal wheelchairs. What we have prepared are as follows.

  sitting-aids      walkers        standing-trainers    bath chairs          orthoses
      12                   19                    5                        6                    183

  Besides the above instruments, we’ve sent 28 normal wheelchairs, 12 buggies, and 10 car seats. The ship carrying these devices and instruments left the Port of Tokyo at 19:00 on February 27, expected to arrive at Port Kelang, Malaysia, about March 15.

  We hope that this donation will help Mr. Syed expand the scope of his support for children and enable more children to lead healthy daily lives.

  This brings the total number of wheelchairs, buggies, and sitting-aids sent to Malaysia to 1,648 (not including the walkers, standing trainers, and other equipment that were donated this time). Click here for donation record graph.

March 7, 2023       Secretariat

〇Loading into the container
　Prior to the ship’s departure, wheelchairs and special equipment were loaded into containers on Monday, February 21. The container loading work was done at the premises of Tama Packaging Industry Co., Ltd.

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This big package is a standing trainer. This is a sitting-aid.

They use a forklift to carry packages on the pallet.

Orthoses were sent in boxes.

President Morita sealed the container after all the cargo were loaded.

  The truck left for the container yard at Tokyo Port. Export customs clearance was granted on February 22, and the ship left the Port of Tokyo safely on the evening of February 27.

  On February 26, 2023, we had a meeting in a cold, windy weather. The participants were Sagami University group, Vietnamese group, volunteers, and staff, 17 in total.

  There was a new participant, who learned about our NGO through the website and contacted us in advance. Her job treats welfare equipment, and she knows a lot about wheelchairs. To read more,,,