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This project provides high-activity/low-cost prosthetic legs for the developing world, where the amputee population is both far larger and younger than in the West. Beneficiaries will become more mobile, better able to gain work to lift themselves out of poverty, and will regain dignity and hope.

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  • Community Support & Development Community Support & Development
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Medical Research Medical Research
  • Beneficiaries

    • Minority Groups Minority Groups
    • People With Disabilities People With Disabilities
    • Refugees/Asylum Seekers Refugees/​Asylum Seekers

    Situation

    80% of amputees live in the developing world, most are victims of conflict, accidents, and diseases. Estimates suggest 30,000+ Syrians lost limbs during the war. Without exception, the only available prosthetic leg systems would be judged unsuitable for use in the UK. There is no flex in the ankle, so normal movement is inhibited. Such artificial limbs are effectively peg legs, with the rigid foot as a stabiliser. Often, even such basic limbs are wholly unavailable or difficult to replace.

    Solution

    The ‘DC-3’ prosthetic limb flexes at the ankle. It closely mimics the natural action of the human foot, allowing a normal gait. It is light, scaleable, sustainable, suitable for fitting to high-activity users and very low cost. It easy to produce in a developing world workshop with very limited machinery. Already tested very successfully on 20 beneficiaries, the charity now wishes to move to the next stage of expansion on this truly transformational project.

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    100%
    Categories

  • Community Support & Development Community Support & Development
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Medical Research Medical Research
  • Beneficiaries

    • Minority Groups Minority Groups
    • People With Disabilities People With Disabilities
    • Refugees/Asylum Seekers Refugees/​Asylum Seekers