Our Program
How we purchase, ship, and deliver wheelchairs to those who need them most across Africa.
Delivering Mobility
The Waltson Wheelchair Foundation (WWF) is an independent, registered charity founded in late 2024 by the Prince O. Emereonye family. We started WWF with the aim of delivering mobility into the lives of children, teens, and adults who have no means to acquire a wheelchair.
WWF is dedicated to working in collaboration with partners, national institutions and NGOs in delivering wheelchairs. These partnerships allow WWF to provide large-scale aid to those most in need, while supporting national competency and promoting civil society.
The World Health Organization identified wheelchairs as one of the most effective tools for assisting people with disabilities to become more productive members of their communities.
Africa Terrain
How It Works
Wheelchair Procurement
We purchase bulk containers of 100–280 brand-new, ISO-certified wheelchairs from our manufacturer. Our ability to buy in bulk allows us to purchase at a fraction of retail cost and deliver for $150 each.
Sea Freight Delivery
Containers are shipped by sea to the stipulated country. Upon arrival, the container is transported to one of our trusted partners — local and international organisations able to import containers free of duty.
Community Distribution
Sponsors can participate in distributions with our partner organisations who set up central distribution days and home visits. These hands-on encounters have proven highly fulfilling and life-changing for both donors and recipients.
Tracking & Acknowledgement
The donation and delivery process is tracked at every stage. Once successfully distributed, confirmation, thanks and a personalised photograph of the recipient is provided to all sponsors from our headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria.
Why This Work Matters
It is estimated that more than 100 million people throughout the world need a wheelchair but cannot afford one. These people cannot be helped by canes, crutches, walkers or prosthetics. A wheelchair is their only hope for mobility and independence.
On average, roughly 3% of the population in Africa are physically disabled and unable to afford a wheelchair. The majority live in moderate or extreme poverty. Factors including war, disease, accident, lack of healthcare, and aging contribute to the large prevalence of physical disability.
Ongoing conflict has put disability rates in countries like Angola as high as 20%. States including Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, DR Congo and Sierra Leone are not far behind. The hardship immobility creates is felt most acutely in developing countries where the physically disabled are often unable to gain education or employment.
What a Wheelchair Changes
Children who receive wheelchairs can now go to school — accessing an education that was previously out of reach.
Adults are able to seek employment and become economically independent members of their communities.
Seniors can once again become an active part of family life and society rather than being confined to a bed or floor.
Families no longer need to physically carry their loved ones everywhere — freeing caregivers to pursue their own lives.
Our Commitment to Sustainable Development
The Waltson Wheelchair Foundation (WWF) is committed to perpetuating sustainable development. While wheelchairs can be categorized as humanitarian aid, they have proven to be a proficient tool of sustainable development in all the communities where we have ongoing programs.
WWF maintains a strong capacity-building mandate. The mobility wheelchairs provide makes them an important tool of empowerment. In gaining mobility, persons with disabilities are given an opportunity to integrate themselves into society — by attending school, going to work, and becoming a part of the community.
In addressing the needs of the disabled community, and thereby acknowledging their value as citizens, WWF promotes accessibility and integration. The importance of creating a strong civil society is an important step in creating lasting development.
Countries We Serve
We currently have 54 approved destination countries. Contact us for the full list.
Fund A Wheelchair
You can help purchase and deliver a brand-new wheelchair to someone who cannot afford one.
Donate — Fund A Wheelchair