The BSPCA and the School have pledged to raise 20,000 euros over the next 12 months to fund STAND’s new rehabilitation centre in The Gambia. The press release below from STAND (formerly Legs4Africa) explains the importance of our support and STAND’s work.
“UK prosthetics charity STAND has renovated and opened a new rehabilitation centre in The Gambia, West Africa, marking a major step forward in providing prosthetic legs to rural amputees.
STAND supplies refurbished prosthetic legs to The Gambia, donated from across the globe. Locating this new centre in the heart of the country gives rural amputees direct access to these precious prosthetic limbs, as well as more responsive follow-up care and more reliable rehabilitation services.
The project has been driven by STAND, working in close partnership with The Gambia’s Ministry of Health, with financial support coming from STAND’s key supporters like The British School of Paris. The collaboration reflects a global commitment to strengthening and improving prosthetic care for amputees.”
Tom Williams OBE, founder of STAND:
“This centre brings prosthetic and rehabilitation services within reach of people who have been excluded for too long. Distance should never determine who gets to walk again. When mobility is restored, the barriers that once limited amputees begin to disappear, opening the door to walking, working, and truly thriving.”
Giles Bates, Head of Community and Service at The British School of Paris:
“A prosthetic limb can give a child an education, friends and a future filled with hope. We hope that the BSP’s contribution towards STAND’s new rehabilitation centre in Bansang in The Gambia will help make this a reality for the local community.”
