Australian NGO donates wheelchairs to disabled children

A Wheelchairs for Kids representative expressed hopes the donation will help improve their recipients’ quality of life and encourage their full participation in their communities.

The donation is also part of the Australian Government’s celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of its diplomatic relations with Vietnam.

The organisation has presented more than 5,500 wheelchairs to haddicapped Vietnamese children over the years.

Established in 1998, Wheelchairs for Kids is an ancillary of Western Australia’s Scarborough Rotary Club . The non-profit organisation’s 140 retiree members build 350 wheelchairs per month.