Mobility without Barriers

This Vermont-based nonprofit organization aims at helping provide improved technology for children with disabilities in India and Ethiopia who cannot walk. Employing a specialized mobility device that combines bicycle and wheelchair technology, this organization is changing the lives of kids who otherwise cannot get an education or be included in the life of their village or town.

In Ethiopia:

"An estimated 5 million Ethiopian children and adults have disabilities, 7.6% of the population. Of this group, 1.2 million have lower limb disabilities; yet fewer than 500 wheelchairs are produced annually by Ethiopia's two largest domestic suppliers.

More than 98% of Ethiopian school aged children with disabilities are not attending school. These children suffer from a high incidence of isolation, illiteracy, chronic poverty and social exclusion."


To speed up the numbers of children they can help, the organization uses horse drawn carts to transport up to 18 children at a time, as shown in this photo from their site.

More information is available on their website, which can be reached by clicking above.