BACK FROM GUYANA

We've just returned from a Wheelchair Training project in Georgetown, Guyana, South America.  Guyana happens to be the only country in South America with English as their primary language so we were blessed to be able to conduct the training without the use of interpreters!  We had 18 wonderful local participants who did an excellent job of learning the fitting skills and then demonstrated their knowledge by actually fitting 18 disabled recipients and sending them off to lead a more productive and comfortable life in their new wheelchairs.

We had the privilege of working with some incredible team members:  The Angus' who are the full-time Humanitarian couple in Guyana, the Cullimore's who are a wonderful and experienced Development Couple for the Wheelchair Initiative and Steve Spencer, a Physical Therapist from Eden, Utah.  The class participants came from 5 different health clinics from around Georgetown and were eager learners that we believe will be a great asset in helping disabled Guyanese to get appropriate, well-fitted chairs in the future.