Hands-on laborDisability & accessibilityUrgent
Mercy can't leave home - help build a ramp
Mercy uses a wheelchair and can't leave the house because of three steps at the door; we need a few hours of carpentry.
🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya992 views
Mercy has used a wheelchair since 2025, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Mercy 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 Mercy's family will cook lunch for the team.
I hope life is good to you.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Nairobi
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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Rooting for you. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Nairobi.
Sending love, Amani. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side
Wishing you peace. Get well soon. Greetings from Rawalpindi
Sending love, Amani. Hope this works out for you
Wishing you the best. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Berlin