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A ramp for Fatima: volunteers and tools needed
Help Fatima regain independence: a simple ramp build.
🇳🇬 Benin City, Edo, Nigeria988 views
Fatima has used a wheelchair since 2024, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Fatima 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 six hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Fatima's family will cook lunch for the team.
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Benin City
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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People who offered to help
- Imran Tanvir Mondal 🇧🇩
I live about 16 km from Benin City. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need
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- Helped when no one else could
I was struggling and didn't know where to turn. This person stepped in without hesitation and provided exactly what I needed. Their compassion and expertise made all the difference in my life.
- Patient and understanding
Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.
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Thinking of you and your family, Nneka. Hope you get there. Greetings from Haarlem.
Thanks for sharing this, Nneka. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Love from Nashik.
take care, Nneka. Hope the doctors have good news. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
it takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Leeds
good luck. Looking forward to the next update. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Benin City.
Stay strong, Nneka. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Benin City.
Wishing you peace, Nneka. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
thinking of you, Nneka. Get well soon. Take care!
Hang in there. Hope you get there. I hope December is when things finally get easier. God bless.
Keep going, Nneka. Your post was clear and honest.
You're not alone. Hope this works out for you. I hope December is when things finally get easier. God bless.
sending love. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Benin City.