Mobility Worldwide

Sahr has had polio since he was five years old. For nearly six decades, he has never let it define what he’s capable of.

He taught himself to sew. Built a tailoring business. He kept going.

This week, he received a Mobility Cart in Koidu City, Sierra Leone. Soon he’ll also receive a sewing machine!

This was made possible by donors like you and our partners and volunteers.

Distribution partners: Mobility Worldwide – Sierra Leone and he VRDUR Foundation
Cart: Mobility Worldwide – Columbia, Missouri

At 11 years old, Zainab dreams of learning and building a future through education.

But after contracting polio at age five, The cost of transportation meant she could not attend classes regularly.

That changed when Zainab received a Mobility Cart in Koidu City, Sierra Leone.

Now, she goes to school every day.

Distribution partners: Mobility Worldwide – Sierra Leone and Vrdur Foundation
Cart built by: Mobility Worldwide – Columbia, Missouri

A framed reminder of how it all began.

In 1994, missionary Larry Hills shared a need he witnessed in Africa: people disabled by polio and landmines had no practical way to move across rough terrain. Together with Rev. Mel West and product designer Earl Miner, that need became a mission and eventually a movement that has restored mobility to thousands around the world.

This frame hangs in the Penney Farms shop, honoring the three men whose faith, compassion, and ingenuity helped launch what was then known as the PET Mobility Project.

Today, volunteers continue building Mobility Carts, honoring the legacy these men began more than 30 years ago.