Momentum Wheels for Humanity

02/22/2025

Our 2024 Impact Report is here! See the incredible progress we’ve made together—transforming lives and breaking barriers around the world.

Read the full report here: https://tinyurl.com/mpvy3r3z

This remarkable impact wouldn’t be possible without the support of our donors and partners. Thank you for being part of our life-changing work!

02/20/2025

Imagine a child experiencing the freedom of their first wheelchair or a mother regaining the ability to care for her family. Now, imagine that possibility being taken away.

The U.S. government’s freeze on foreign aid has put vital programs at risk—programs that bring life-changing rehabilitation services and assistive products to those in the greatest need. The people we serve are in desperate need of immediate support. This care isn’t optional—it’s essential to their lives and livelihoods.

In uncertain times, our commitment to ensuring no one is left behind is stronger than ever. But we need your help.

Every dollar makes a difference. Donate now to bring health, mobility, and hope to those who need it most: https://momentum4humanity.org/donate/

02/07/2025

Thank you for being part of our movement! With your support, what started in 1996 as a small volunteer-driven effort to refurbish and distribute wheelchairs has grown into one of the few organizations in the world with expertise in both global emergency aid logistics and wheelchair and other assistive product provision.

Our work has touched hundreds of thousands of lives and expanded possibilities for those in the greatest need. By delivering essential resources, ensuring individualized care, and strengthening health systems, we’re breaking barriers every day.

Help us continue the momentum:

Whenever you give, you contribute to creating a more inclusive world for everyone. Every little bit counts, and every way is meaningful.

01/31/2025

Every month, you can transform lives like Nadia's as a Mobility Ambassador! When you make a recurring monthly donation, you’re creating sustaining support for children and adults with disabilities in low and middle-income countries. Consistent funding, no matter the amount, means people who need it most have access to quality rehablitation services and assistive products. It’s an easy, impactful, and powerful way to ensure no one is left behind this year.

Join us today as a monthly donor: momentum4humanity.org/support-us/mobility-collective

Mobility Ambassadors Help open up a world of independence for the most vulnerable. No matter the amount, your recurring gift makes a big impact. Knowing that we can count on consistent funding helps ensure uninterrupted access to rehabilitation services and mobility aids. As a Mobility Ambassador, y...

01/22/2025

Touchdown in Ecuador! CIELO de Amor, Ecuador has received their latest shipment of CLASP products!

Now fully stocked with a variety of wheelchairs, Cielo de Amor is ready to support even more children and adults in need across the community. Each chair will be expertly customized to ensure the perfect fit for every individual. 💙♿

01/17/2025

01/17/2025

🎉Celebrating 10 Years of CLASP! We are proud to celebrate a decade of CLASP, Wheels for Humanity’s social enterprise, with a mission to increase access to high-quality, affordable assistive products for those who need them most.

Since launching operations in 2015, CLASP has delivered over 48,000 life-changing products—from wheelchairs to self-care items—to 69 countries, ensuring that more people have the tools they need to live their fullest lives.

With more than 2.5 billion people worldwide in need of one or more assistive products—the demand has never been more urgent. We remain committed to bridging the gap—so everyone, everywhere has access to the assistive products they require for their health and mobility.

This milestone would not be possible without our incredible customers, partners, and supporters. Together, we are building a more inclusive world.

Here’s to the next decade of impact! 💙

01/16/2025

Exciting progress for rehabilitation in Ukraine! Wheels for Humanity celebrates this important partnership advancing occupational therapy. Together, we’re strengthening rehabilitation services, supporting specialists, and ensuring more Ukrainians have access to high-quality care. Looking forward to the impact this collaboration will create!

01/15/2025

Update from recent activities in Tajikistan 🇹🇯: Over 20 teachers and clinicians received specialized training in Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Pelvic Health Physiotherapy, combining theory with hands-on practice. Our local teams developed a Clinical Education Roadmap for improved learning opportunities, finalized teaching materials for eight core physiotherapy subjects, and launched national awareness campaigns—all to transform rehabilitation education and services across the country.

Together, we’re building a brighter future in Tajikistan. 🌟

01/15/2025

01/14/2025

Celebrating 10 Years of CLASP! 🎉

Since 2015, CLASP has been making quality, affordable assistive products accessible to those who need them most. In the past decade, we've delivered 48,036 life-changing products—from wheelchairs to walking aids—to 69 countries.

With just 3% access in some low-income countries, compared to 90% in some high-income countries, the need for equitable access to appropriate assistive products is urgent. That’s why we’re committed to bridging the gap and ensuring everyone has the tools they need to thrive.

This milestone is only possible thanks to our incredible customers and partners. Together, we’re creating a more inclusive world.

Here’s to the next decade of impact!

📸: Lazarus in a Motivation International clip-on wheelchair provided by Walkabout Foundation in Kenya

01/14/2025

In late December 2024, ReLAB-HS Pakistan convened a technical working group meeting in Swat, bringing stakeholders together to discuss the integration of rehabilitation and assistive technology into the district’s health care system. Key topics included:

📚 Curriculum reviews with health officials
🔧 Addressing assistive technology device supply
📊 Reviewing ReLAB-HS’s quarterly progress

These discussions are a vital part of ongoing efforts to strengthen health care services!

01/10/2025

Everyone deserves the chance to love, dream, find happiness, and build a future.

Rehabilitation is more than recovery—it’s a pathway to independence, growth, and discovering new possibilities.

We’re dedicated to ensuring that every Ukrainian has access to high-quality rehabilitation care. Together, we can open doors to brighter opportunities!

Momentum Wheels for Humanity Ukraine

01/08/2025

Yesterday, our team in El Salvador, in collaboration with Fundación Sendas Organización de Personas con Discapacidad, led a meeting with key government partners to discuss findings and recommendations for improving inclusive disaster response policies and procedures.

The meeting resulted in a clear roadmap outlining objectives, actionable steps, responsibilities, resources, and timelines. The goal: to integrate these recommendations into national and regional plans, ensuring a more inclusive and effective approach to future emergencies.

Together, we're creating a more inclusive and prepared El Salvador.💙

01/08/2025

As we step into 2025, we reflect on an incredible year of milestones and impact! Thanks to your support, we surpassed our year-end fundraising goal, raising $66,902—nearly $7,000 over our target! Your generosity helps us transform lives and build stronger, more inclusive communities worldwide.

2024 highlights:
- Secured $40.5M in USAID funding for our Rehabilitation for Ukraine (Rehab4U) program and our Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction program in El Salvador.
- ATscale, the United Nation’s Global Partnership for Assistive Technology, recognized us as a trusted partner to increase access to assistive products during humanitarian emergencies.
- We continued our commitment to Ukraine by building a resilient national rehabilitation system so every Ukrainian can return to a full life and reintegrate into society.
- In Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uganda, and Ukraine, we trained over 1,200 rehabilitation professionals, health professionals, and students.
- Delivered nearly 13,000 assistive products to 19 countries through CLASP.
- In El Salvador, we launched a new program to strengthen the resilience of people with disabilities through an inclusive approach to disaster risk reduction and response.

These successes were made possible through generous community support and we can’t wait to achieve an even greater impact together in 2025. Thank you for an extraordinary year!

01/07/2025

Increasing access to quality, appropriate assistive technology in Ukraine 💪

📌 Команда Momentum Wheels for Humanity здійснила масштабну доставку у кабінети асистивних технологій

🔸 Близько 1000 нових допоміжних засобів реабілітації вже почали використовувати у 4 нових кабінетах асистивних технологій для реабілітації пацієнтів у різних регіонах України. Зокрема, у партнерські заклади охорони здоровʼя: КП “Медичне об’єднання Луцької міської територіальної громади”, КНП «Київська міська клінічна лікарня №8», Вінницька обласна клінічна психоневрологічна лікарня ім. акад. О.І. Ющенка та Львівський обласний госпіталь ветеранів війн та репресованих ім. Ю. Липи було доставлено крісла колісні різного типу, засоби мобільності, такі як палиці та милиці, а також інші допоміжні засоби реабілітації, які допоможуть пацієнтам відновлювати рух та незалежність.

🔸 Крім того, відбулося доукомплектування 5 кабінетів асистивних технологій карбоновими ортезами, які відкривають нові можливості для реабілітації пацієнтів. У партнерських закладах охорони здоровʼя: Комунальне некомерційне підприємство Київська міська лікарня №4, КНП ОКЛ Івано-Франківської обласної ради, КНП «Тернопільська обласна клінічна психоневрологічна лікарня», Перше медичне обʼєднання Львова та Волинська обласна клінічна лікарня ці ортези стали вкрай важливими у забезпеченні ефективного відновлення та покращення якості ходи.

🔸 Однак наша команда сприяє не лише забезпеченню допоміжними засобами реабілітації, а й проводить навчання для фахівців. Наші тренінги включають спостережний аналіз ходи, менеджмент ортезування та сучасні методи роботи з асистивними технологіями. Це дозволяє фахівцям ефективніше працювати над відновленням і покращенням якості ходи у пацієнтів різних категорій, сприяючи швидшому поверненню до повсякденного життя.

🔸 Momentum активно розширює доступ до допоміжних засобів реабілітації, що позитивно впливає на якість життя пацієнтів. Цей напрямок роботи сприяє покращенню реабілітаційних послуг в Україні, що має вагоме значення у такий складний час для країни.

🔸 Довідково: Діяльність ведеться у межах проєкту "Покращення реабілітаційних послуг у системі охорони здоров’я", що фінансується агентством США з міжнародного розвитку USAID та впроваджується Momentum Wheels for Humanity.

01/06/2025

Our work in Tajikistan is featured in last month's USAID Central Asia photo competition!

The photo selected ( #5) features a group of specialists from the Republican Medical College as they conduct a physical therapy session—part of USAID's Strengthening Rehabilitation Services within Health Systems project.

Check out our photo and the rest of the photos from USAID in Action!

These photos have been selected as a result of USAID Tajikistan’s Quarterly Photo Competition among the implementing partners for last quarter of 2024. The photos with the highest votes are placed first in descending order. Follow us for more on Facebook and Instagram.

12/31/2024

Happy New Year from all of us at Momentum Wheels for Humanity!

As we reflect on 2024, we extend our sincere thanks for helping us transform the lives of thousands of children and adults with disabilities worldwide.

Let’s end this year with impact. Today is the last day to make a tax-deductible gift in 2024. Visit https://mwh2024.raiselysite.com/ to create a more inclusive world while reaping significant tax benefits.