Hands-on laborDisability & accessibilityUrgent
Build a wheelchair ramp for Sawsan in Cairo
Sawsan uses a wheelchair and can't leave the house because of three steps at the door; we need a few hours of carpentry.
🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt509 views
Sawsan has used a wheelchair since 2023, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Sawsan 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 local accessibility standard of 1:12 slope, 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 Sawsan's family will cook lunch for the team.
Glad we found this place.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Cairo
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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- Lan Hà Dao 🇻🇳 Accepted
I live about 13 km from Cairo. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need Free this month.
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Stay strong. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Cairo.
Good luck, Salim. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.
Thinking of you and your family, Salim. Shared this with my family. All the best.
Sending love, Salim. Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Nottingham so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
Hope things get better soon. I hope things turn around soon. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Fresno.