"Are You Sitting Comfortably?" Chairs to Change Lives  

80 -110 million people worldwide need a wheelchair WHO – 80 -110 million people worldwide need a wheelchair 60 - 80 million people in developing countries need a wheelchair 1 billion people in the world in need of AT, a figure set to double by 2050

Humanitarian Programmes/Social Enterprise

3 wheel wheelchairs Cambodia 1993 Afghanistan 1996 Sri Lanka 1997 Bangladesh 2000 Africa 2004 Motivation Direct 2007

4 wheel wheelchairs Bangladesh 1991 Poland 1992 Romania 1993 Nicaragua 1995 Sri Lanka 1997 Motivation Direct 2007

Supportive Seating Russia 1994 Lithuania 1995 Bangladesh 2000 Sri Lanka 2001

Tricycles Cambodia 1993 Afghanistan 1996 Sri Lanka 2004 Zambia 2004

…the design and provision of wheelchairs, services and training.

Rough Terrain Active Folding Standard Folding MotiStart seating unit MotiGo

So what happens Products in the wrong context. ?

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 80 percent of medical equipment in some countries is donated or funded through foreign sources, but only 10 percent to 30 percent of the donations are ever put into operation. According to Robert Malkin, a professor of the practice of biomedical engineering at Duke University, “there is a great risk for every medical device donation that it’s going to hurt the recipient”.

Motivation has spent 25 years designing products, services and training, providing, training and developing delivery methods. TATCOT to WHO training packages

Workshop Break into groups of 3-4 Your organisation has been offered 100 free wheelchairs of varying types from various sources like hospitals, care homes and individuals. Discuss the pros and cons of what you would do with these chairs based on the fact that your organisation is working in a low-income country and you know there is a need for wheelchairs. Come up with three or four recommendations of what you would do. Feedback to the group after 10 minutes