UCP Wheels for Humanity
UCP Wheels for Humanity is a non-profit corporation in North Hollywood, California that delivers mobility solutions to people with disabilities in developing countries. Founded in 1996, UCP Wheels for Humanity is a subsidiary of UCP of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, UCP Wheels makes strategic investments in communities that leverage existing capacities and empower local stakeholders.
Work[edit]
Over its history, UCP Wheels for Humanity has served over 313,000 people with disabilities (and their families and communities) in over 70 countries.[1] In addition to a workshop in North Hollywood, California, UCP Wheels for Humanity operates a factory in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on the campus of Gadjah Mada University[2]
Project Clasp[edit]
UCP Wheels for Humanity (UCP Wheels) has received a $2.2 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and JSI Research & Training Institute to support Project CLASP, a project which will improve and streamline the supply-chain for wheelchairs worldwide and supply over 15,000 wheelchairs to those in need around the world.[3]
Leadership[edit]
- Ronald S. Cohen, Ph.D., CEO
- Michael Allen, Executive Director
External links[edit]
[www.ucpwfh.org UCP Wheels for Humanity]
References[edit]
- ↑ "WHERE WE GET OUR NUMBERS". UCP Wheels for Humanity. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ↑ "UGM Opened Wheelchair Workshop for Disabled Children". Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ↑ "PROJECT CLASP WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO WHEELCHAIRS WORLDWIDE". UCP Wheels for Humanity. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
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