Let's Make Polio History in Ethiopia Together! In Ethiopia, an estimated 6 million people suffer from disability...

The Canadian Wheelchair Foundation (CWF) is in the process of coordinating wheelchair distribution programs with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and polio National Immunization Days (NIDs). Those suffering from polio and post-polio syndrome represent one of the largest CWF wheelchair recipient demographics. Through including wheelchairs in NIDs, we are able to bring the polio eradication initiative full circle by aiding those already victimized its effects.

CWF and Rotary clubs and districts have enjoyed a long standing partnership in their common mission of global service. In October of 2009, Rotarians from the Pacific Northwest delivered wheelchairs while participating in Ethiopian NIDs organized by Districts 5030 and 5020. This initiative was the first of many future joint efforts between CWF and Rotary clubs and districts to increase global participation in NIDs in an effort to make polio history.