SS has a physical impairment due to an illness when he was very young and has no use in his legs. He lived in Karen State and attended school there. He was carried or moved around by dragging himself using his hands. Whilst travelling to Thailand to try and get to a refugee camp, the truck he was travelling in was involved in an accident killing two fellow students. SS was taken to Love and Care School where he has decided to
stay to continue his education. Thant from Ban Thai Guest House was able to provide a wheelchair from a donor. However, Love and Care is situated on a hilly block and has lots of steps so moving around the school is a little difficult in a wheelchair. We approached the headmaster, through the World Education SEN team, to ask if we could build ramps in the school to allow SS to move around independently. Handicap International provided the materials and we paid for the labour for the ramps to be built. This has made a huge difference to SS as he is no longer reliant on other students to move around the school.
MD is 12 yrs old and lives in the Karen State of Burma near the Thai border about 30Kms south of Mae Sot. MD is unable to walk and attends school by being dragged in a home made cart by her brother. We were approached by the World Education SEN (WE SEN) team to see if we would fund the purchase of a wheelchair for MD to make it easier for her to get around. The wheelchair was delivered by WE SEN team across the small river into Karen State. Whilst the wheelchair is a little big (due to a lack of different sizes available) MD is very happy in her new wheelchair and it makes it easier for her to attend school.
