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Working with Community Action Trust, a seasoned registered charity providing care for disabled people in Zimbabwe - Wheels to Heal is raising funds for its first container to this country. A country in desperate need of support.

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Communities Action Trust UK was registered officially in 2019 to assist in taking care of vulnerable and in need folk in Zimbabwe. It has a number of individuals in its remit who are living without the gift of mobility and dignity.

Approximately 52% of children with disabilities lack access to education despite Zimbabwe’s high overall literacy rate.

Deep-seated social and cultural beliefs sometimes lead to the exclusion of PWDs from community activities.

Examples of just a handful are below.

Name :Norman MANDEYA.

Gender:male.

Age: 7yrs

Need:wheelchair.

Address: village 15 CHARENZVA HEADLANDS.

Name :Jonas Kairos.

Gender:male.

Age: 99.

Need:wheelchair.

Address: village 55 Manyere,Mayo 2 Rusape.

Name :Joyce Zvirongwe.

Gender: female.

Age:69.

Need: Wheelchair.

Address: Gurure village,Chendambuya Rusape

Name: Tawanashe Masiya.

Gender: male.

Age:9yrs.

Need:wheelchair

Address: village 54 MANYERE MAYO 2 Rusape.

Name:Parson Chedemunhu.

Gender:male.

Age:72.

Need:wheelchair.

Address: Inyazura location.

Name:Joseph kalonga.

Gender:male.

Age:71.

Need:wheelchair.

Address: village 17C Maturi Macheke.

Name :Chipo Chikore.

Gender: female.

Age:21yrs.

Need:wheelchair

Address: village 55 Manyere Mayo 2 Rusape.

Delivering a 40ft container filled with over 500 life transforming aids will make a huge difference to lives.

As a Sadaqa Jariya initiative it will also help those in need and show the power of working across faiths and communities.

Disability in Zimbabwe.

* Prevalence: Approximately 9.2% to 11% of the population has some form of functional difficulty, with higher rates observed in rural areas compared to urban centres.

* Common Impairments: The most prevalent disabilities involve mobility and vision.

* Vulnerable Groups: Women and girls with disabilities face a "double burden," being at significantly higher risk for gender-based violence (GBV) and having lower employment rates—only 19.6% compared to 52.8% for their male counterparts.

More about C.A.T.

C.A.T is also registered in Zimbabwe and currently assists with groceries, medication and clothes for:

* Rhodes Jubilee Cottages, Block B Barham Green Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

* Zororai Old age Home Mutare, Zimbabwe.

* Honde Valley Old Age Home, Zimbabwe.

* Vulnerable elderly and their extended families in all national provinces throughout Zimbabwe.