Lightweight bamboo wheelchairs helping Kenyan children with disabilities
Like we have terrain that needs strong material that can withstand our environment and when it's locally manufactured, it enables the manufacturer to customise this particular wheelchair to fit that particular individual," says Leonard Dawafula Juma the Senior Disability Services Officer at the National Council for Persons with Disabilities.
Like we have terrain that needs strong material that can withstand our environment and when it's locally manufactured, it enables the manufacturer to customise this particular wheelchair to fit that particular individual," he adds.
For now, however, the bamboo wheelchair remains at the prototype stage as developers continue testing its design and durability before wider rollout.
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