Wheelchair donation brings smiles to children
The Al-Imdaad Foundation is a non-profit humanitarian aid relief organisation dedicated to providing humanitarian services in crisis and non-crisis situations to needy orphans, widows and the destitute, irrespective of race, religion, culture and geographical boundaries.
Four brand-new wheelchairs were donated by the Al-Imdaad Foundation to Ithembelihle LSEN School’s learners on June 19.
The school, based in Primrose East, has 331 disabled learners from Grade R to Grade 10.
Almost half of them reside in the school’s hostel.
The school’s physiotherapist, Gracious Kekana, welcomed the gesture from Al-Imdaad Foundation.
“Thank you for the wheelchairs because most of these learners use the school’s wheelchairs and have to leave them at school when they go home.
“These wheelchairs will help them a lot as they can have one at school and the other at home,” she said.
Also present was Shanaaz Adam from Care 4 U 2 organisation.
They facilitated the donation between these two entities.
“We are a group of professionals and we do respite care which is the provision of short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members living with disabilities,” she said.
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The Al-Imdaad Foundation is a non-profit humanitarian aid relief organisation dedicated to providing humanitarian services in crisis and non-crisis situations to needy orphans, widows and the destitute, irrespective of race, religion, culture and geographical boundaries.
The foundation operates in 65 countries around the world and has five regional offices in South Africa, including one in Ormonde, Johannesburg South.
For more information, visit them at 53 Crownwood Road, Ormonde or contact the foundation on 011 496 2754, alternatively visit www.alimdaad.com.
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