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A ramp for Akello: volunteers and tools needed
Help Akello regain independence: a simple ramp build.
🇺🇬 Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda1,020 views
Akello has used a wheelchair since 2023, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Akello can only go outside when two neighbors are available to lift the chair.
The materials (treated timber, screws and non-slip surface) have been donated by a local lumberyard. We need a carpenter or two to measure, cut and build, plus a helper or two.
The ramp has to meet the building-code slope requirement, which is why a person with building experience is important. We estimate ten hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Akello's family will cook lunch for the team.
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Entebbe
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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People who offered to help
- Bianca Larissa Carvalho 🇧🇷
I live about 15 km from Entebbe. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Can bring a friend.
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Thanks for sharing this, Dorcas. Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 7 people at work. All the best.