Hands-on laborDisability & accessibility
Paulo can't leave home - help build a ramp
Paulo uses a wheelchair and can't leave the house because of three steps at the door; we need a few hours of carpentry.
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil1,028 views
Paulo has used a wheelchair since 2024, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Paulo 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 six hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Paulo's family will cook lunch for the team.
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in São Paulo
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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Praying for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Hồ Chí Minh City
Best of luck. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Put this on a community board in Hồ Chí Minh City this morning. Blessings.
Hope the doctors have good news. After 15 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care
Keep going, Roberto. Your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours. God bless
Take care, Roberto. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Chiang Mai
Sending strength, Roberto. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. We're a small family in Chicago but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Chicago.
Hope things get better soon, Roberto. Get well soon. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Üsküdar
thinking of you and your family. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Tampa.
Sending love. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Mendoza!
Sending love, Roberto. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of São Paulo
Wishing you the best, Roberto. Shared this with my family. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
stay strong, Roberto. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did!
rooting for you, Roberto. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together. Blessings!
Take care. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry
Wishing you peace. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from București