Restoring Freedom, Mobility & Hope
Project ELEVENFIVE
Restoring Mobility and Freedom to Amputees in Impoverished Areas
Project ElevenFive provides prosthetic care to amputees in areas around the world that don’t have access to this kind of specialized help. This ministry began in 2010 as a dream in the hearts of the founders, Steve and Danée Morel. In 2016, they opened the first clinic in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Filadelfia Center for Prosthetics, in partnership with a local church. Believing that holistic care is best, this ministry not only attends to the physical needs of each patient, but also the spiritual needs, by pointing each patient to Christ.
Seeking to make the efforts of this ministry sustainable, we train and equip nationals in this field of specialized care, giving local ownership to our partners. In 2019, Steve and Danée began exploring opportunities to expand the ministry to Africa, and are now focused on the country of Kenya, where the need for prosthetic care is also great.
People experiencing extreme poverty and disability are some of the most overlooked people around the world. In countries where the majority have little access to proper medical care, small issues can soon become large when left untreated. Amputation is often the cheapest way to solve a problem. While there are many statistics we could quote that point to millions of amputees (some say 35 million) who have no access to prosthetics, we can say from our experience that there seems to be no end to the need. We have never advertised, but news of our clinics have spread by word of mouth and we have never been without a waiting list.
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