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WHEELCHAIRS FOR DISABLED DALITS. For a gift of $50, or a share thereof, one more individual will be
liberated from the chains of immobility, granting them dignity and new
opportunities for employment. Peace Gospel International has made it
part of its mission to distribute wheelchairs to disabled dalits
("untouchables" shunned by society) in India free of charge. This is
making a huge impact in areas where wheelchairs were before only an
elusive luxury. People previously confined to literally crawling along
on the ground are gaining mobility for the first time in their lives.
According to a recent census report taken in India, 70 million Indians
are classified as disabled which is about 6% of the population. Of
these, only 2% are educated and 1% employed. It is our hope that by
giving the disabled the gift of mobility, the statistics will not be so
horribly stacked against them.
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