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Build a wheelchair ramp for Tareq in Gazipur
Tareq uses a wheelchair and can't leave the house because of three steps at the door; we need a few hours of carpentry.
🇧🇩 Dhaka, Bangladesh819 views
Tareq has used a wheelchair since 2022, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Tareq 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 eight hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Tareq'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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Thinking of you and your family, Rina. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
stay strong, Rina. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 11 people at work. All the best.
You're not alone. Hope the doctors have good news. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.
get well soon. Thinking of Gazipur