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Jabu can't leave home - help build a ramp
Jabu uses a wheelchair and cannot leave the house because of three steps at the door; we need a few hours of carpentry.
🇿🇦 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa880 views
Jabu has used a wheelchair since 2023, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Jabu 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 twelve hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Jabu's family will cook lunch for the team.
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Johannesburg
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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People who offered to help
- Anitha A. Murthy 🇮🇳 Accepted
i live about 10 km from Johannesburg. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need Happy to chat first.
- Lata E. Randhawa 🇮🇳 Accepted
I live about 3 km from Johannesburg. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need Free this month.
- Ramesh L. Bansal 🇮🇳
i live about 3 km from Johannesburg. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need! Free this month.
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Best of luck, Zanele. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 27 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Sukkur
Stay strong, Zanele. Hope this works out for you. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Red Deer
Praying for you, Zanele. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Johannesburg
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Love from Cox's Bazar.
Thinking of you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Johannesburg.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Bahir Dar this morning.
Best of luck, Zanele. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. After 25 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best
Sending good thoughts. Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Cologne this morning
hope it all works out. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together.
I hope things turn around soon. Love from Bhopal.
Thinking of you, Zanele. Shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in Edmonton but we're thinking of you. Take care
wishing you peace, Zanele. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Kumasi
Sending good thoughts. Wishing Jabu a smooth procedure and a full recovery. God bless
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Mandeville.
Get well soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Zapopan
Keep going, Zanele. Looking forward to the next update. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.