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Bristol Charity Advent Calendar 2021, day 11: Legs4Africa
To coincide with the first day of the Tokyo Paralympics in August, Legs4Africa launched their biggest ever fundraising campaign, Leg Up.
The campaign runs until Christmas Eve and is being match-funded by a long-term supporter of the Bristol charity, meaning every pound donated is doubled.
“Over the four months we hope to shine a light on limb difference, change public perceptions of disability, and ultimately raise funds for our vital programmes in The Gambia. This is your chance to be a part of Legs4Africa history and give thousands of people in The Gambia the ultimate leg up.”
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Based in St Paul’s, Legs4Africa’s vision is affordable rehabilitation for amputees across Africa.
Their mission is to help amputees live independently, through the provision of prosthetic legs along with physical and emotional rehabilitation.
“We are the charity that is getting people walking again in sub-Saharan Africa. Through re-purposing prosthetic legs that would otherwise end up in landfills and facilitating amputee-led support groups, we are giving thousands of people a year the ultimate leg-up.”
Legs4Africa’s overall goal is to ensure amputees across sub-Saharan Africa have access to the technology, the services and the knowledge they need to live independent lives.
Since 2014, they have recycled more than 10,000 prosthetic legs and shipped more than 9,000 of them to Africa.
Legs4Africa’s UK team in Bristol – photo: Legs4Africa
Main photo: Legs4Africa
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