Child Mobility FOSCIM (Malawi) – Update

Attached are the details of 24 more children now mobile in Malawi thanks to KTCT. By the end of the year FOSCIM will have put together around 1,000 of these wheelchair case stories and the exercise never ceases to have an impact and only serves to remind us that whatever our gripes they pale into insignificance compared to the hand of cards dealt some folk in various other parts of the world. For the latest details on children helped, please read the following report: KTCT2020July7Download

Child Mobility FOSCIM (MALAWI)

If life for the average, ‘healthy’ Malawian child is poor then life for those with severe mobility problems can be dire. The consequences for the child and its family can be many and debilitating. The Government of Malawi does not provide mobility aids. Even if they could find them, most families would not be able to afford a mobility aid for their child. Without a mobility aid, the child cannot go to school and will have a very limited social life.If the child cannot go to school, in most cases this restricts both parents from working therefore impacting the family…