Hands-on laborDisability & accessibilityUrgent
A ramp for Yared: volunteers and tools needed
Materials are donated. We need two carpenters and a helper for a weekend in Addis Ababa.
🇪🇹 Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia175 views
Yared has used a wheelchair since 2025, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Yared 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 eight hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Yared's family will cook lunch for the team.
Thank you so much.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Addis Ababa
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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People who offered to help
- Salma Amira Wahba 🇲🇦 Accepted
I live about 16 km from Addis Ababa. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need.
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Wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 20 people at work.
Good luck, Habtamu. Hope the doctors have good news. Love from Los Angeles.
You're not alone, Habtamu. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care.
Hope it all works out, Habtamu. Hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.
Rooting for you, Habtamu. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.