In the developing world, Philippines included, many countries donate with good intentions goods that are sometimes (if not often) are not appropriate and those would end up either in pile of rubbish or end up being used because it's donated and it's free - so why waste something given for free even if its ill fitting and causing more harm than good.
I understand also that sometimes most of the donations are never before seen contraptions in developing countries - like hydraulic lift in countries where electricity let alone water is a big problem or walkers with wheels the size that could fit 5 malnourished children in a country were asphalt road is a dream or wheelchairs made of mono block. The intentions are there i get it but maybe it's also good to ask and see if "old" stuffs are really needed by developing country - remember these countries have recycling problems let alone disposal especially of e-waste when you donate obsolete computers.
When I was in Timor we chased away the image of fiberglass (airport) chairs with wheels donated to the country in the 90's and instead promoted better quality chairs coupled with training and standards to follow. It's not easy of course -- because it's not free. The chairs are bought with donors money but are given to clients for free -- so for service delivery facilities if they want to stick to the standard has to raise enough funds to buy good quality chairs for over $100 and deliver them for free to the people with disability to respond to their mobility needs so they can go to school or work and even play basketball.
I also remember receiving personal energy transport chairs -- which I know we used in Africa but not advised in Timor because of the standards being implemented by the organization but we were able to find good use for those colorful wooden chairs by removing the chain and donating it to kindergarten schools all around the capital for the use of the children as play thing and it worked perfectly. That was an exemption -- incorporating play in children education is something new in Timor so it was a welcome toy.
So now I am home and I think I will be staying here for a while I see this monoblock chairs being distributed to disability groups and I start to think -- is my country really that desperate to accept that badly designed chairs to respond to the needs of wheelchair in the country? I don't think so because I know of organization who delivers good quality chairs - modified to clients needs (maybe) or in Mindanao there's a local company that produce standard wheelchairs although cost wise it's not very affordable.
Now I ask ... if you have a choice, which one would you choose? Please don't forget to vote below for the design you think you, or your clients, children, niece, nephew etc. needs.
Note that these are only few of the chairs available in the market that are often donated for free to different countries. If you know of any other design feel free to upload here to give people options if they are offered donations again in the future.
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