Hands-on laborDisability & accessibilityUrgent
Build a wheelchair ramp for Tania in Gazipur
Materials are donated. We need two carpenters and a helper for a weekend in Gazipur.
🇧🇩 Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh672 views
Tania has used a wheelchair since 2023, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Tania 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 Tania's family will cook lunch for the team.
Thank you for reading my story.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Gazipur
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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People who offered to help
- Shawn Park 🇬🇧
i live about 18 km from Gazipur. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need Flexible on timing.
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- Genuine person with a big heart
This experience has restored my faith in the goodness of people. The helper was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cared about my outcome.
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You're not alone. Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
rooting for you, Tanvir. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Gazipur.
Take care, Tanvir. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care
hope it all works out. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too
Sending good thoughts. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Duisburg.
Wishing you the best, Tanvir. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Gazipur.
Keep going, Tanvir. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless.
sending good thoughts. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too!
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 13 people at work. Take care.
Rooting for you, Tanvir. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.
Hope it all works out, Tanvir. Hope the doctors have good news. I hope November is when things finally get easier. God bless.
Thinking of you and your family, Tanvir. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Thinking of you and your family, Tanvir. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.
sending good thoughts. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Nairobi.
This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Gazipur.
wishing you peace, Tanvir. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out
So sorry you're going through this, Tanvir. Shared it with a few friends