Hands-on laborDisability & accessibilityUrgent
Kouki can't leave home - help build a ramp
Help Kouki regain independence: a simple ramp build.
🇯🇵 Kyoto, Japan664 views
Kouki has used a wheelchair since 2025, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Kouki 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 accessibility guideline for gradient, 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 Kouki's family will cook lunch for the team.
Thanks for being kind about this.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Kyoto
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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People who offered to help
- Adaeze Abosede Uba 🇳🇬
I live about 13 km from Kyoto. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need Free this month.
- Gabriel Stanton 🇺🇸 Accepted
i live about 19 km from Kyoto. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Flexible on timing.
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Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Kyoto.
Thinking of you and your family, Isamu. I hope things turn around soon. God bless.
hope it all works out, Isamu. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Hope things get better soon, Isamu. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Buffalo but we're thinking of you. God bless.
Stay strong, Isamu. I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 21 people at work.
keep going, Isamu. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Kyoto.
Wishing you the best, Isamu. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 37 people at work. Thinking of Kyoto
It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Kyoto.
You're not alone, Isamu. Wishing Kouki a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Thanks for sharing this. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless.
so sorry you're going through this. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
So sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.
wishing you peace, Isamu. I hope things turn around soon.