There are more than 100 million disabled people in the developing world who have no access to wheelchairs due to poverty and economic isolation. Denied this most basic means of mobility, some crawl on the ground, subjecting themselves to dangerous, unsanitary conditions in order to maintain their independence. Others spend most of their lives in isolation, confined to a single room and dependent on family members to meet their most basic needs.



The Free Wheelchair Mission is a faith-based, non-profit organization based in Irvine, California. Our MISSION is to "Transform lives through the gift of mobility to the physically disabled poor in developing countries as motivated by Jesus Christ. Our VISION is to "Creatively partner with like-minded international humanitarian and indigenous organizations to place 20 million wheelchairs."



The Free Wheelchair Mission provides wheelchairs at no cost to the disabled in the developing world. It has contracted with manufacturers in China to produce a basic but sturdy wheelchair using widely available parts. The wheelchair is designed to be shipped efficiently and assembled easily. The average cost to manufacture, ship, and distribute one of its chairs is UNDER $50, an extraordinarily modest investment that changes the lives of the disabled and their families around the world.