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Fatema can't leave home - help build a ramp
Help Fatema regain independence: a simple ramp build.
🇧🇩 Dhaka, Bangladesh1,417 views
Fatema has used a wheelchair since 2023, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Fatema 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 ten hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Fatema's family will cook lunch for the team.
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- one weekend
- format
- In person in Dhaka
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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Take care. Hope this works out for you. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Blessings
hope things get better soon. Get well soon. Greetings from Seoul.
stay strong, Babu. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Warsaw!
So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't give up. Love from Calamba.
Thinking of you and your family, Babu. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Kano but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Kano.
best of luck, Babu. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Brasília.
So sorry you're going through this, Babu. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.
So sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.
Rooting for you, Babu. Get well soon. Thinking of Dhaka.
thinking of you and your family, Babu. This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Lagos this morning. Blessings.
This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Alcalá de Henares
Good luck. This could happen to any of us. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
hope things get better soon, Babu. Get well soon.