09.30.08
ROC WHEELS and the MOROCCO FOUNDATION distributing free wheelchairs in Morocco
T he Morocco Wheelchair Distribution
scheduled from April 26—
May 5th will be based in Casablanca where 200 individuals
will be custom fit to their new wheelchairs. The Morocco
Foundation has been our strategic partner in Casablanca.
This mission includes a large percentage of young children
in need of specialized seating. The custom fitting team
will be very busy making precise adjustments to each
wheelchair in order to best serve the recipient. This will be
ROC’s first trip to Morocco. We are excited to strengthen
new partnerships to help 200 Moroccans and discus ways
to work together to provide follow up, as well as create
records of people needing wheelchairs
in the future. ROC is progressing
well towards establishing
manufacturing and assembly
operations in developing
countries. Not much is know yet about Morocco’s potential
to produce wheelchairs. The Morocco Foundation will
help to open up dialogue to investigate potential for manufacturing.
The need for specialized wheelchairs in Morocco
is staggering and we look forward to this mission
and all future opportunities to empower Moroccans to provide
for their own needs.
