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Social Entrepreneur Series - Roll to a beach of social integration [Transport]

Social Entrepreneur Series - Transport: Roll to a beach of social integration

Going to the beach and diving into the sea might be the farthest dream for wheelchair users since wheelchairs are not designed for running on sands.

Gloria Ma, a team member of “Wheel to Beach”, is a wheelchair user who encounters barriers in her daily life. This inspired the team to introduce a specially designed beach-wheelchair.  Equipped with big yellow wheels and handles, this special wheelchair can ride on sands as well as float on water, allowing persons with disability to have a close encounter with the sea and have fun with the waves.

We will move much closer to an inclusive and barrier-free society when everyone has the will to take a step forward.

Social Entrepreneurs - At the front: Gloria Ma; at the back from left to right : Daneil Cheung, Gayt Tang, Sarah Chu, Adele Chiu and Tony Chan

 

Innovative Venture - Wheel to Beach

The innovative venture mentioned above is funded by the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund and assisted and supported by the Fund’s intermediaries in project implementation.  The details of the innovative venture are as follows:

Name of Organisation: Wheel Power Charity Limited

Service nature: Transport

Beneficiary group: Persons with disabilities

Project type: Prototype

Intermediary Programme: Impact Incubator

 

Elderly people face the risk of severe injuries if they fall. The story "STICKu, stick to you, stand with you" introduces the social entrepreneurs who make use of innovative technology to minimise possible injuries for unaccompanied elderly, read on and find out more! 


What is Social Entrepreneur Series?

Stories of how other social entrepreneurs aspired to start their own business might facilitate your social innovation and entrepreneurship exploration.

A series of social entrepreneur stories will be featured and categorised into six sub-series: Education and Learning, Job Training and Opportunities, Community Participation, Healthcare, Food and Transport.  What you are going to read are stories of social entrepreneurs taking forward the startup projects that help themselves and others.

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/en/community-participation/stories/detail.htm?content-id=2385059§ion=SPA en /html/www/en/images/startup/cover-photo/wheeltobeach_01.jpg /html/www/en/images/startup/cover-photo/wheeltobeach_01.jpg /html/www/en/images/startup/cover-photo/wheeltobeach_01.jpg Social Entrepreneur Series - Roll to a beach of social integration [Transport] Going to the beach and diving into the sea might be the farthest dream for wheelchair users since wheelchairs are not designed for running on sands. Gloria Ma, a team member of “Wheel to Beach”, is a wheelchair user who encounters barriers in her daily life. This inspired the team to introduce a specially designed beach-wheelchair.  Equipped with big yellow wheels and handles, this special wheelchair can ride on sands as well as float on water, allowing persons with disability to have a close encounter with the sea and have fun with the waves. We will move much closer to an inclusive and barrier-free society when everyone has the will to take a step forward. Social Entrepreneurs - At the front: Gloria Ma; at the back from left to right : Daneil Cheung, Gayt Tang, Sarah Chu, Adele Chiu and Tony Chan   Innovative Venture - Wheel to Beach The innovative venture mentioned above is funded by the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund and assisted and supported by the Fund’s intermediaries in project implementation.  The details of the innovative venture are as follows: Name of Organisation: Wheel Power Charity Limited Service nature: Transport Beneficiary group: Persons with disabilities Project type: Prototype Intermediary Programme: Impact Incubator   Elderly people face the risk of severe injuries if they fall. The story "STICKu, stick to you, stand with you" introduces the social entrepreneurs who make use of innovative technology to minimise possible injuries for unaccompanied elderly, read on and find out more!  What is Social Entrepreneur Series? Stories of how other social entrepreneurs aspired to start their own business might facilitate your social innovation and entrepreneurship exploration. A series of social entrepreneur stories will be featured and categorised into six sub-series: Education and Learning, Job Training and Opportunities, Community Participation, Healthcare, Food and Transport.  What you are going to read are stories of social entrepreneurs taking forward the startup projects that help themselves and others. 2385059 |SocialInnovation||Startup||SocialEntrepreneurSeries| |SPA||SA| 2020-07-14 00:00:00.0

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