Destination CountriesThe Wheelchair Foundation distributes wheelchairs through an established network of non-governmental or other organizations that have ongoing missions in the country of destination. They must be qualified to identify recipients, and certified to import humanitarian aid duty free. They take full responsibility for the importation, transportation, and proper distribution of the wheelchairs, and then return photographs to us of each wheelchair recipient, using the numbered placards and single use cameras that we supply. The photographs are then used to create the presentation folders that are sent to Wheelchair Foundation donors. If all of the criteria listed above are met by an organization in a specific country, then the country is considered by the Wheelchair Foundation to be one with an established and successful distribution relationship. Absolutely no political, ethnic or religious affiliations are considered when evaluating any region of the world for the distribution of wheelchairs. Since the establishment of the Wheelchair Foundation on June 13, 2000, we have continually worked to develop successful distribution relationships in as many countries as possible. During this learning process, we have been forced to remove some countries from the list, but continue to work for new or better relationships that will allow us to serve more parts of the world under our established program. Due to the extraordinary generosity of our donors, since 2000, the Wheelchair Foundation has delivered over 710,000 wheelchairs to children, teens and adults in 152 countries. Our program of delivering wheelchairs to developing countries has been accomplished in part by volume purchasing from competitive manufacturers at a rate of up to 10,000 wheelchairs per month. Despite rising costs of transportation and other expenses, we since have worked hard to keep the donation amount needed to sponsor a wheelchair constant. However, several factors necessitated a recent revision to our wheelchair sponsorship structure. Grant monies that were a major source of our combinable funding have been exhausted. The expense of delivering wheelchairs by ocean freight has sharply risen due to the enormous increases in fuel and other costs. Below is a current listing of wheelchair sponsorship destination countries and regions. Please consult our Sponsorship Program Expands webpage for a detailed explanation of the sponsorship costs, as they have been modified and are based on the size of container and type of tires. |
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