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Whirlwind Wheelchair

A non-profit social enterprise dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities in the developing world while also promoting sustainable local economic development

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PBS Frontline World – June 2009

May 28, 2015

PBS Frontline World covered Whirlwind in June 2009 in a piece called "Wheels of Change." The story focuses on Whirlwind's RoughRider wheelchair manufactured in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about PBS Frontline World – June 2009

PBS NewsHour With Jim Lehrer

May 15, 2015

PBS NewsHour covers Whirlwind Wheelchair International's efforts to send low-cost durable wheelchairs to Haiti for amputees after the January 2010 earthquake Ralf Hotchkiss, is speaking the former headquarters at SFSU. Transcription for this video:  Whirlwind Wheelchair on PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer reported by Spencer Michels … [Read more...] about PBS NewsHour With Jim Lehrer

Wheels of Change by PBS Frontline/World

June 23, 2009

Transcription for this video: Wheels of Change by PBS Frontline_World Frontline covers Whirlwind Wheelchair's poverty relief efforts in Vietnam and local partner who manufactures the RoughRider wheelchair. This video also covers the inspirational stories of Tong Geong and his friend Quan Dien; both are wheelchair riders who live in the busy city. Whirlwind is a … [Read more...] about Wheels of Change by PBS Frontline/World

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