Make the gift of walking this Christmas! Help Legs4Africa rescue thousands of prosthetic legs from the landfill and ship them to Africa. We aim to make prosthetic and wellbeing services affordable for everyone with minimal environmental impact
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20% of Ghanaians live with disability. Yet prosthetic legs are nearly unobtainable in Ghana, outside of the centres which we support, and 160,000 people require prosthetic and orthotic services. People living with limb differences in Ghana face a wide range of issues: mental and physical health, unemployment, social stigma and discrimination, and extreme isolation. Amputation can lead to depression, anxiety and PTSD. 66% of amputees develop a mental health disorder as a result of limb loss and in West-Africa, 80% of people will not receive any emotional or physical rehabilitation support.
We deliver prosthetic legs and train amputee counsellors to help rehabilitate their peers in mobility centres in Accra. However within inland Ghana, there are currently no counselling services, let alone for those with disabilities. We want to expand our project in the North so more people with limb differences can benefit from medical care and peer counselling. Our project enables independent living for amputees so that they may reclaim their place in local communities.
