By Hayley Holden | Marathon Project Co-ordinator
We’ve donated a new wheelchair to Sokun to thank him for his hard work and dedication to raising money for people with disabilities. Sokun’s new wheelchair was custom built, made to his measurements and brought over from the UK.
"Wheelchairs are difficult to buy for poor people becasue they are very expensive. There are some NGO's working in Cambodia who provide free wheelchairs but they are not comfortable as the seats are usually made from wood. Sokun's new wheelchair was made for him and is a special dance wheelchair. In Cambodia there is nowhere to buy dance wheelchairs” - Senior Manager, Onn Sokny
As for The Epic House we want to make our student’s house as accessible as possible, this is be a big task because The house is a Traditional Khmer house, and like the majority of Cambodian houses it happens to be built on stilts. Obviously we need to get this right so more young people with disabilities have the oppurtunity to join our Inclusive Arts Course. We are in talks with a local arcitecht and we’re discussing the possibilities of our house and the plot of land it sits on. Donations from this global giving campaign have been restricted' and will be used to start renovations on the student house. Any recurring donations will be automatically transferred to our other Global Giving Projects.
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By Hayley Holden | Marathon Project Co-ordinator
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