Hands-on laborDisability & accessibility
A ramp for Siyabonga: volunteers and tools needed
Help Siyabonga regain independence: a simple ramp build.
🇿🇦 Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa241 views
Siyabonga has used a wheelchair since 2023, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Siyabonga 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 accessibility guideline for gradient, which is why a person with building experience is important. We estimate twelve hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Siyabonga's family will cook lunch for the team.
If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Ekurhuleni
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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People who offered to help
- Pieter K. Padayachee 🇿🇦 Accepted
I live about 13 km from Ekurhuleni. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Can bring a friend.
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Best of luck, Palesa. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Ekurhuleni.
Sending strength, Palesa. Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
hope it all works out, Palesa. Shared this with my family. Love from Sandton.
Wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Taguig.
You're not alone, Palesa. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.
Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Khon Kaen so I could bring a meal.
Sending love. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't give up. Love from Toronto