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WER donors send medical

supplies to disabled youth in Guatemala

WER donors have sent thousands of dollars in medical aid to Transitions, a WER supported Guatemalan charity for the disabled.

Because of years of military unrest and governmental corruption in Guatemala, more than 20,000 young adults and children face bleak and forlorn futures due to inadequate or non-existent medical care and rehabilitation programs. John Bell, founder of Transitions, and WER donors, are actively working to combat this problem.

Bell arrived in Guatemala to study spanish. During his study, he volunteered in a care facility for the disabled. He met many young men disabled and bed ridden due to a lack of equipment or simple problems like pressure sores and infections left untreated. Bell arranged to get a few of these young men in need to the United States for surgeries and proper medical care. Today, they are healthy, living normal lives and co-founders with John Bell of Transitions, fabricating wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs for other people like themselves.

Four year old Alberto receives his prosthetic limb

With WER's support, Transitions has been able to manufacture 300 new wheelchairs, and repair and distribute close to 600 used ones in the past two years alone. These chairs are given to low-income, disabled Guatemalans. Last year, Transitions also manufactured and distributed more than 120 prosthetic limbs, and 100 orthotic devices.

This organization has been able to work with many non-profits in Guatemala distributing medicines and supplies, and providing training to family members of disabled youth. More on Guatemala. How to donate.