There are several million disabled children in Bangladesh in need of wheelchairs. Many have been immobilized for decades. Their condition not only has a devastating impact on their lives but also the lives of their families.
Priyanka was one of them. When I saw her first time she was laying and drenched in her own urine, amidst the harsh winter on a wet floor of their veranda, with flies and ants crawling over her face.
Her mother cannot afford a wheelchair as she works as a house maid in people’s houses. Her mother told me; “If we could have bought a wheelchair, my daughter would have been in a lot less pain. I could put my daughter in the wheelchair, so no insects would sit on her, then I would be able to clean my daughter very easily. My daughter didn’t have to suffer as she is suffering now.”
To give them a dignified, happy, and healthy life, in last 1 year I have gifted 30 wheelchairs to 30 children whenever I encounter someone in need.
If this initiative brings even a little comfort to their daily lives, then all my efforts will be truly worthwhile.
Thanks to all of you who consistently step forward to help these children and support me through your love and prayers.
_GMB Akash
GMB AKASH 