Visiting the Jesuits Organization

LDS Charities has a joint project with the Jesuits to buy and donate wheelchairs. LDSC buys 10 wheelchairs a month from them and then they are donated by the Jesuits to those who need them. The chairs made there are a little different from others we have seen. They can be disassembled and put in a bag to send out. They have seven distribution centers around the Tonle Sap Lake where people can come in and make a request. 

At the Phnom Penh center they also having education programs to help disabled people learn a trade so they can become self sufficient. They come live there for a year and then return to their homes all around Cambodia. They learn wheelchair repairs and construction, welding, moto repair, shoe making, sewing, carving and ceramics. They have a gift shop where you can see all the wonderful things they learn to make. Most of the staff there are disabled people along with three Jesuit priests. A wonderful place.