On October 23, we had a literally ‘mini’ meeting, the minimum meeting ever with two members from Sagami Women’s University group and three from Vietnamese group.
It was a fine and pleasant day, fortunately, and we finished refurbishing and packing 10 wheelchairs, which has made 60 wheelchairs complete for India. When the outsourced 30 units are added, the total number of units sent is 90.
We plan to ship to Kolkata, India by the end of November or early December. There are many uncertainties in the container shipping situation, both in terms of price and schedule, due to the Corona crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but we hope to deliver to India as soon as possible.
We began refurbishing work for India on May 29 this year and it has taken about five months to complete 60 units. Before Corona, the number was 30 units a month, but now it is less than half of that. We can’t help it since we have a meeting with only a small number of people. We will continue to make our way in this way. Even so, we’ll try our best to send wheelchairs to many overseas children with your support.
October 25, 2022 Secretariat
(Left)Two members from Sagami Women’s Uni group. Taking temperature, writing it down with contact information, and disinfecting hands as usual.
(Right)Three members from Vietnamese group, all aware of how to start the activity.
Sagami Women’s Uni group, working on packing with a staff member.
(Left)Vietnamese members are good at refurbishing work, performing appropriate repairs quickly.
(Right)Vietnamese group, joining the packing work.
A staff member trying tough repairs. Lunchtime.
Everyone did their best. Thank you very much.