Wheelchairs For Kids Volunteer-based Non-profit Organisation
Providing the transformative gift of mobility to children in impoverished communities around the globe.
About Us
The Difference a Wheelchair Makes The Achiever on Wheels
Meet Makmak from the Philippines.
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The Unsung Heroes: Our Volunteers.
More than 250 retired men and women currently donate their time and expertise manufacturing children’s wheelchairs throughout the week.
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School Wheelathons Kids helping kids whilst having fun!
Schools can help raise awareness and funds by organising a fun Wheelathon.
Get in touch today to help make a difference.
Br Olly Picket – Senior Australian of the Year 2025
On 25 January 2025, Thomas Oliver Pickett AM, Co-Founder of Wheelchairs For Kids Australia and Volunteer Factory Manager was named 2025 Senior Australian of the Year.
This significant accolade recognises the 26 years of dedicated community service given by Brother Olly to Wheelchairs For Kids Australia and the profound impact of bringing mobility and dignity to countless children worldwide.
Help us Set the Wheels in Motion
As we approach the end of the financial year, Wheelchairs For Kids Australia is launching our mid-year appeal: Set the Wheels in Motion!
This powerful theme encapsulates the essence of our vital work. Every day, we strive to provide life-changing mobility to children in need, setting in motion a pathway towards better health, better social connections and a better future.
A wheelchair is so much more than a means of transport; it brings possibility, opportunity and the chance to be more fully included in home and community life.
No matter what you can give, every dollar matters and helps cover the cost of the components required to build a complete, life-changing wheelchair.
Our 60,000th Wheelchair Recipient
In June 2024 we completed our 60,000th wheelchair made in Perth and sent to Bali in a container with 340 wheelchairs donated to the Global Village Foundation Bali.
The recipient was 10-year-old Ketut who lives in a small village in the hills above North Bali. He suffers a mild form of cerebral palsy which affects his legs. He is unable to walk and has some mild heart issues. For the first five years of his life, Ketut was virtually bedridden, unable to even sit up on his own.
He missed the first years of school, but once enrolled, Ketut’s father carried him to school every day on his back. With sheer determination and family support, Ketut has found the strength to overcome many of his physical constraints. He was determined to go to school and wants to lead a ‘normal life’.
As Ketut has gotten bigger, he has become more difficult to carry, especially as father is getting older. His new ‘Wheelchairs for Kids’ wheelchair could not have been better timed.
Ketut now hopes to finish school and go on to university. We’re sure this bright, talented boy will succeed.
With your support, we can help transform lives like Ketut’s, one wheelchair at a time.
A wheelchair is so much more than a means of transport. It provide lifelong empowerment through access to education, better health outcomes and increased social connections—all those basic building blocks of a life that we take for granted.
At Wheelchairs For Kids Australia, we’re proud to have given the life-changing gift of mobility to over 60,000 children in more than 80 countries, granting the world’s most vulnerable children greater dignity, hope and independence.
Our Global Reach
62,000
Wheelchairs made to date
250+
Regular Volunteers
80+
Countries distributed to
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Br Olly WA Senior Australian of the Year 2025
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