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| According to the World Health Organization, today, only in need have access to assistive technology (which is an umbrella term used to describe the systems and services related to the delivery of assistive services and products) due to high costs and a lack of awareness, availability, trained personnel, policy, and financing. |
| Source: World Health Organization |
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| WFCF Mission |
| World Forgotten Children Foundation (WFCF) is a private non-profit effort, founded for the sole purpose of supporting projects that promote the health and welfare needs of orphaned children with disabilities in developing countries. |
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| As part of an effort to ensure that students at two separate educational facilities in Africa have the appropriate apparatus and accessibility they need, the World Forgotten Children Foundation (WFCF) supported the purchase of a stretcher for the Luyaba Primary School in Zimba District... |
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Today, the world is witnessing more humanitarian crises than ever before. Conflict, economic hardship, natural disasters, and famine, are tearing lives apart on a daily basis, condemning people to a very dark or outright nonexistent future... |
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| When examining the quality of life and overall health and well-being of individuals with special needs across the globe, the one common factor that can greatly enhance their survival and quality of life is their access to mobility and assistive devices... |
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| Kind Words |
“These two projects have provided much improvement to the well-being of the children at the Luyaba Primary School in Zimba District and at the Chibolya Community School in Mazabuka District. For all involved in this project it has come at a vital time-- showing compassion to children with disabilities.”
- From the African Community Project --regarding the funding of a stretcher and additional lavatory facility |
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| Before you enter the UN building in New York City, you will see the following poem by famous Persian poet Saadi of the 13th century called “Bani Aadam” inscribed on the UN building entrance. |
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The sons of Adam are limbs of each other,
Having been created of
one essence.
When the calamity of time affects one limb
The other limbs cannot remain at rest.
If you have no sympathy for the trouble of others
You are unworthy to
be called by the name
of
a human. |
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