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Chamara can't leave home - help build a ramp

Materials are donated. We need two carpenters and a helper for a weekend in Galle.

🇱🇰 Galle, Southern, Sri Lanka760 views
Kasun Prasanna Yapa
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Galle
Chamara has used a wheelchair since 2023, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Chamara 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 Chamara's family will cook lunch for the team. Thanks for being kind about this.
effort
one weekend
format
In person in Galle
skills
carpentry, measuring, power tools
#accessibility#carpentry#volunteer#disability

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  • Silvia D. Ruiz 🇺🇸

    I live about 10 km from Galle. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Happy to chat first.

  • Merve Çetin 🇹🇷

    I live about 15 km from Galle. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need Can bring a friend.

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  • Pauline Lefebvre

    Wishing you the best. Hope the doctors have good news. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Berlin.

    • Héctor H. Castillo

      best of luck, Kasun. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless!

      • Sunil D. Meena

        Hope it all works out, Kasun. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together.

        • Vinh DÅ©ng Dao

          Praying for you, Kasun. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

          • Russell N. GuzmanPhoto verified

            Praying for you, Kasun. Hope the doctors have good news.

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