Members of Rotary Club of Brampton’s International Service committee have voted in favour of supporting a global grant project being spearheaded by our friends in Rotary Club of Toronto Eglinton in partnership with Rotary Club of Ternopil City in Ukraine to help Ukrainians gain access to 3D printed prosthetics.
The need for prosthetics in Ukraine is enormous. Over 100,000 children, civilians and soldiers have lost limbs in the war, mostly lower limbs. And despite extensive demining, landmines—more than 2 million at last count—will continue to injure Ukrainians for decades.3D-printed sockets take 8 hours to print. Plaster cast prostheses take weeks to dry, manufacture, trim and fit. With 3D printing, more amputees can be served and rehabilitated much sooner. Patients can regain their lives, dignity, and livelihoods. Children can return to school and re-engage with society.
This project will have a profound impact on the lives and livelihoods of Ukrainians.
Badar Shamim, CIM, CFP
Foundation Chair
RC Brampton